By PTI
JAMMU: Several landslides on Sunday blocked the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway in Ramban district as heavy rains lashed large components of Jammu province in a single day, officers stated.
Landslides and capturing of stones from hillocks overlooking the strategic freeway at Cafeteria and Mehad pressured the suspension of vehicular visitors, the officers stated.
The recent landslides had been triggered by the heavy rains in a single day, they stated.
The officers stated efforts had been on to make sure early restoration of the highway- the one all-weather street linking Kashmir with the remainder of the nation.
Jammu metropolis and different components of the district obtained heavy rains in a single day, rendering many roads waterlogged and commuters incapacitated.
Jammu metropolis recorded 95.7 mm, Udhampur 92.6 mm, and Kathua 42.0 mm of rainfall over the previous 24 hours ending 8.30 am Sunday, the officers stated.
Katra, the bottom camp for the pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district, witnessed 14 mm of rainfall.
The climate workplace has forecast extra rainfall at many locations throughout the Union Territory within the subsequent 48 hours with chance of heavy showers at a couple of locations within the Jammu area.
JAMMU: Several landslides on Sunday blocked the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway in Ramban district as heavy rains lashed large components of Jammu province in a single day, officers stated.
Landslides and capturing of stones from hillocks overlooking the strategic freeway at Cafeteria and Mehad pressured the suspension of vehicular visitors, the officers stated.
The recent landslides had been triggered by the heavy rains in a single day, they stated.
The officers stated efforts had been on to make sure early restoration of the highway- the one all-weather street linking Kashmir with the remainder of the nation.
Jammu metropolis and different components of the district obtained heavy rains in a single day, rendering many roads waterlogged and commuters incapacitated.
Jammu metropolis recorded 95.7 mm, Udhampur 92.6 mm, and Kathua 42.0 mm of rainfall over the previous 24 hours ending 8.30 am Sunday, the officers stated.
Katra, the bottom camp for the pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district, witnessed 14 mm of rainfall.
The climate workplace has forecast extra rainfall at many locations throughout the Union Territory within the subsequent 48 hours with chance of heavy showers at a couple of locations within the Jammu area.
