Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed after overnight snowfall and landslides

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed after overnight snowfall and landslides

Jammu, December 12 : The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed due to overnight snowfall and eight families were moved to safer locations after heavy rains triggered landslides in Gurmul village in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. The families have been provided accommodation and relief material, including bedding, by the district administration. Nine inches of snow has accumulated on the ground at the Jawahar Tunnel of the highway and the road is blocked at several points due to landslides following rains in Marog, Magerkote and Panthiyal, reports said. On the situation of the national highway, the officials said that a landslide hit the highway at Marog, a rockslide at Magerkote and there is continuous shooting stones from hillocks at Panthiyal. The weather is improving gradually across Jammu and Kashmir and it is likely to remain overcast throughout the day in Ladakh, the meteorological department said.

By: R News India 24