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Jammu-Srinagar highway shut for second day, restoration underway
The Statesman Delhi
|April 22, 2025
Men of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) were engaged in restoration of the road connectivity between Jammu and Srinagar as the vital national highway 44 remained shut for vehicular traffic for the second day on Monday because of massive landslides caused due to yesterday's cloudbursts between Ramban and Banihal.
Army columns have been put on standby to assist the restoration works if required.
Clearing of massive boulders and mudslides could not be undertaken yesterday because of bad weather. Men and machinery were deployed this morning to restore connectivity but it might take a couple of days to normalise the situation.
Hundreds of men, women and children travellers are stranded at different places on the highway.
This story is from the April 22, 2025 edition of The Statesman Delhi.
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