SRINAGAR : The Ladakh region remained cut off from the rest of Jammu and Kashmir for the second day due to landslides, triggered by snowfall between Sonamarg-Zojila and Meenmarg.
A Met department spokesman said moderate to heavy snowfall is likely from Zojila to Drass, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, during the next 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Bandipora-Gurez road, was put through after remaining closed yesterday due to snowfall.
The road reopened only on April 15 after remaining closed for winter months.
A traffic police spokesman said for precautionary measure the highway, linking the Ladakh region with the rest of the state, was closed for any traffic movement.
Traffic movement on 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh national highway was suspended again yesterday morning due to fresh snowfall at Sonmarg, Zojila pass and Drass, a traffic police official said.
There were landslides at several places on the highway, he said adding that no vehicles were allowed from Srinagar or Drass.
However, traffic from Leh to Drass was plying normally.
He said Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has pressed into service sophisticated machines and men to put through the highway again. However, he said, no vehicle will be allowed till a green signal is received from the BRO and traffic police officials deployed on the highway.
The highway was reopened only on April 6 after remaining closed since December last year due to snowfall. (AGENCIES)
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