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Srinagar Jammu National highway still closed

Srinagar Jammu National highway still closed

Srinagar, Mar 1 (UNI) Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is still closed due to landslides and shooting stones at multiple locations, with restoration work currently in progress.
Authorities have advised commuters to avoid traveling on the highway until clearance operations are completed.

In addition to Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, several other key roads, including the Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri (SSG) Road that connects Kashmir to Leh, Bhaderwah-Chamba Road, Mughal Road, and Sinthan Road, also remain closed due to snowfall and adverse weather conditions.

“Jammu Srinagar NHW is still closed. Restoration work is going on. Commuters are advised to avoid journey on Jammu-Srinagar NHW till the restoration work is completed. Moreover, SSG Road/Bhaderwah-Chamba Road/Mughal road/ Sinthan road are still closed. Please check status of roads at traffic police Twitter handle, Facebook page and TCUs,” Traffic Police said in a post on X.

Meanwhile, various parts of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours.

The Meteorological Centre, Srinagar said Kulgam in south Kashmir received the highest rainfall of 23.0 mm, followed by Ganderbal 18.5 mm and Pulwama with 15.0 mm.
Qazigund received rainfall of 12.2 mm, followed by Kokarnag with 11.2 mm, Pahalgam 7 mm, Srinagar 1.4 mm, and Gulmarg 2.6 mm.
In the last 24 hours, the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam received 2.5 cms and 3 cms of snowfall.

Jammu division saw intense rainfall in last 24 hours, with 21.0 mm recorded in Udhampur, 16.5 mm in Ramban, 19 mm in Banihal, and 7.6 mm in Jammu.


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