After 38 hours, traffic on Jammu-Srinagar national highway partially restored

After remaining suspended for 38 hours, traffic was partially restored on 247-km-long Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Sher Bibi in Ramban district around 4 pm on Wednesday, said officials. Ramban SSP Mohita Sharma said, “The traffic movement was partially restored around 4 pm after the NHAI cleared the debris at the Sher Bibi stretch of the highway in Ramban district. Around 500 vehicles, including trucks that were left stranded due to the closure, are being cleared for Srinagar.”

Since Monday a large number of trucks and other vehicles were left stranded at various places on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway (NH44) following a massive landslide at Sher Bibi.

“After clearance of debris near Sherbibi, stranded vehicles are being cleared.