Traffic disrupted on highway due to landslide

The traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was badly affected today due to a landslide that hit the road on Friday evening.

According to sources the landslide had occurred at a construction site at Moud near Jakhani Udhampur. Even as the road was cleared of the debris, worst traffic jam was witnessed from Udhampur to Ramban, sources said.

Sources said that hundreds of passenger vehicles and trucks were stuck on the highway in the chilling cold at Udhampur and Chenani Nashri tunnel.

Sources said that several women with their children were also struck between Udhampur to Peera from both sides on the highway.