Srinagar: Vehicular movement on Srinagar-Jammu highway was suspended on Saturday due to landslide amid heavy rainfall at several places en-route the 300-km thoroughfare, the only surface link connection Kashmir with rest of the world.
According to officials, the vehicular movement from Jammu towards Srinagar, has been suspended for now.
The 300-km Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with rest of the world, was closed for traffic due to landslides and shooting stones triggered by rains at Morg, Karole, and Panthnal areas.
A traffic department official said it was raining since wee hours today all along the highway. The shooting stones and landslides led to the closure of the thoroughfare at 1830 hours, he said.
Meanwhile, flights operated from Srinagar International Airport and no flight was cancelled.
