Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 1: Vehicular traffic on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was suspended today after a landslide blocked the road in Ramban area, leaving thousands of commuters stranded.
An official spokesman said that no fresh vehicle would be allowed from either Srinagar or Jammu on the highway tomorrow and only the stranded vehicles will be cleared.
Stones rolling down the hillocks overlooking the highway at Chanderkote ( Boom) and Digdole forced the closure of the highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, this evening, the official said.
He said the traffic was allowed from Srinagar towards Jammu this morning but faced frequent disruptions at two vulnerable areas.
Despite efforts by road clearance agencies, several thousand vehicles, including trucks, remained stranded on the road between Banihal and Ramban.
Efforts were on to clear the road after it was finally blocked at 4 pm near Boom in Chanderkote, the official said.
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