Srinagar, Mar 08: The traffic movement was halted on 270-kilometer Srinagar-Jammu highway on Wednesday evening due to shooting stones in the Ramban area, officials said.
SSP Ramban & SSP Traffic NHW, Mohita Sharma said due to shooting stones at Mehar. Traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu highway has been halted on both sides. We will resume the highway after clearance. People are advised to travel cautiously, she said.
On Tuesday, a man was killed and 6 others were injured after a car was buried under a massive landslide in Seri area of Ramban district.
A traffic police department spokesman told Rising Kashmir that shooting stones have disrupted traffic along the highway and once it stops, the restoration can be started on the highway.
“If debris will be cleared from the highway, then two way traffic will be allowed on both sides of the highway on Thursday,” he said.
The NH44 is a critical link between the Valley and the rest of the country. Frequent closures, mostly due to landslides, leading to a shortage of essential supplies and a surge in prices.
It is the only major surface link connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country.
