J-K highway closed for 2nd day due to snowfall

Jammu: Snowfall and heavy rains forced the 300-km-long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway to remain closed for the second consecutive day on Sunday.

"The highway is closed for second consecutive day today. There is snowfall in the highway at several areas with heavy rains. Besides some landslides have also occurred on the highway," SP Ramban Anil Magotra said.

It is snowing at Jawahir tunnel, Banihal, Ramso, Batote, Patnitop areas en route the highway, he said adding that there were also reports of landslides triggered by heavy rains and rock sliding at Panthal area in Ramban district.

Even as the authorities closed the vehicular traffic as a precautionary measure on Saturday morning, around 30 to 35 vehicles were stranded on the highway.

Border Road Organisation (BRO) is working to clear the the snowfall and landslides in the highway, he added.