Updated On: 25 August, 2025 01:52 PM IST | Jammu and Kashmir | mid-day online correspondent
A massive landslide on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur crushed a petrol pump near Balinallah on Sunday evening. Fortunately, no casualties were reported as staff and stock were moved in time. Authorities quickly brought the situation under control, though the petrol pump suffered extensive damage amid continuous rainfall.

Debris of a petrol pump damaged by a landslide on Jammu-Srinagar highway, in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. (Pic/PTI)
The weather situation in the northern part of India does not seem to ease. Amid heavy rainfall and landslides in Jammu and Kashmir, a massive landslide triggered by rainfall on Sunday near Balinallah on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur. The landslide, unfortunately, crushed a petrol pump under its debris.
With the petrol pump being hit by a massive landslide, the situation did seem alarming. Fortunately, the landslide did not cause any major damage in the area, and authorities were able to take control of the situation in a very quick period of time.
Soon after the petrol pump was hit, the owner of the petrol pump, Jai Pal Singh Jamwal, claimed that this incident happened around 6:30-7 pm.