Landslides disrupt traffic on Jmu-Sgr highway

Vehicular traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway remained disrupted on Thursday due to separate landslides at Battery Chasma and Monkey Morh in Ramban district.

Hundreds of vehicles, oil and gas tankers, load carriers,trucks, passenger vehicles and private cars were left stranded due to thedisruption.

   

The highway authorities said, “Two separate landslides hitthe highway at Battery Chasma and Monkey Morh on early Thursday morning.Subsequently, the highway was blocked.”

The commuters complained that they could not reach theirrespective destinations to cast their vote. “The concerned quarters miserablyfailed in restoring the highway till the evening and we could not exercise ourdemocratic right,” they said.

The highway authorities told Greater Kashmir thatrestoration work on the highway was started, but got hampered due to continuousshooting stones.

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