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Landslides triggered by heavy rains shut Jammu and Kashmir highway

Updated on: 10 February,2023 02:21 PM IST  |  Ramban/Jammu
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The only all-weather 270-km highway linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by the landslides at Panthiyal, Cafeteria Morh, and Dalwas areas with over 200 vehicles stranded at several places on the route

Landslides triggered by heavy rains shut Jammu and Kashmir highway

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The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Friday due to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Ramban district, officials said.


The only all-weather 270-km highway linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by the landslides at Panthiyal, Cafeteria Morh, and Dalwas areas with over 200 vehicles stranded at several places on the route.


The fresh shooting stones badly damaged an iron tunnel setup at this point to facilitate traffic in Panthiyal area, they said.


Efforts are underway to remove the debris from the landslides, they added.

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Meanwhile, 17 persons suffered injuries when a passenger bus turned turtle and skidded off the road in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Friday, officials said.

The accident took place at the Gallawan-Panchari area of the district.

The bus was on its way to Khorgali from Udhampur, they said.

All those injured have been shifted to a hospital. 

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