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The inter-regional Mughal Road, connecting Jammu region’s Poonch district with Kashmir’s Shopian district has been reopened.
The Jammu-Rajouri national highway has been closed amid heavy rain (Credits: ANI)
The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the fourth consecutive day on Friday in the aftermath of several landslides and the washing away of road patches triggered by heavy rain across the union territory.
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At the same time, the inter-regional Mughal Road, connecting Jammu region’s Poonch district with Kashmir’s Shopian district, was reopened for vehicular traffic after three days of closure.
“The Jammu-Srinagar highway and Sinthan Road are closed for vehicular movement due to landslides, mudslides, and shooting stones at several places,” a traffic police officer said.
The highway had stayed closed due to multiple blockades since August 26 following torrential rains, flash floods, and landslides but was reopened for traffic for a few hours on August 30. Overall, the highway has been closed for ten days.
The closure of highways and other inter-regional roads to Kashmir has resulted in over 3,700 vehicles getting stuck at various points from Kathua to Kashmir.
Mughal Road, which was closed for four days, was reopened for traffic, allowing LMVs including passenger and private cars from both sides on the Mughal Road from Jammu towards Srinagar and vice versa via Poonch.
However, HMVs carrying essential commodities, limited to six-tyre trucks only, are being allowed from Poonch towards Shopian.
Moreover, important highways, including the Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway, which was closed for three days, have also been reopened for traffic after landslide clearance.
“The highway is still closed for vehicular movement from Jakheni (Udhampur) towards Srinagar and vice versa due to road blockages between Jakheni and Bali Nallah. No vehicular movement shall be allowed from Nagrota (Jammu) towards Reasi, Chenani, Patnitop, Doda, Ramban, Banihal, Srinagar and vice versa,” a traffic police advisory said.
The most affected areas include Shalgadi, Nachilana, Panthyal, Maroog, and Peerah in Ramban–Banihal, where retaining walls and stretches of road have been washed away, and a heavy landslide has even entered one tube of the Peerah tunnel.
In the Udhampur sector, around 10 km of road between Jakhani, Thara D, Bali Nallah, and Dewal has been affected.
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