Mughal road closed due to landslide in Poonch

'Efforts are underway to reopen it'
Mughal Road, connecting Shopian district in South Kashmir to Poonch district in Jammu region. [Representational Image]
Mughal Road, connecting Shopian district in South Kashmir to Poonch district in Jammu region. [Representational Image] File/ANI

Poonch, Jul 19: The Mughal road, connecting Kashmir Valley's Shopian district with the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch, has been closed due to a landslide on Wednesday, officials said.

The thoroughfare has been blocked near Ratta Chamb in this mountainous district due to a landslide amid rains, the officials said. Immediately, they said, men and machinery were pressed into service to clear the road. 

DySP PC Surankote Hamid Ali Bandey told GNS that the efforts are underway to reopen it. 

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