Cave-in halts motion on Jammu-Srinagar freeway
Inside of hours of the recovery of vehicular site visitors from Jammu to Srinagar on Sunday, a just about 150-ft-long stretch of street caved in close to Ramban, snapping the skin hyperlink between the 2 towns once more.
The 300-km freeway, thought to be the lifeline to the Kashmir Valley, used to be opened for motion of all cars within the morning after seven days.
The street have been blocked because of heavy snowstorm and landslides ultimate week, resources stated, including that throughout Friday and Saturday the government had cleared the stranded cars and the ones wearing crucial provides to the Valley.
On Sunday morning, the street used to be opened for motion of all cars from Jammu aspect in opposition to Srinagar. The cars have been plying easily till night time, when a just about 150-ft-long stretch of 1 lane of the street connecting a very important bridge caved in at Kela Morh close to Ramban.
“There will probably be no vehicular motion on Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway in opposition to Kashmir Valley and vice versa because of surprising harm of bridge at Kela Morh, Ramban. There is not any not obligatory carriageway to be had,” stated a site visitors advisory.
