SRINAGAR: Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the world, shall remain closed on Sunday.
“Tomorrow Vehicular movement on Jammu-Srinagar highway will remain suspended as the heavy rains and snowfall has triggered large scale shooting stones activity, landslides and slippery road conditions on the (thoroughfare). The highway is blocked at many places,” the traffic department said on Friday evening.
The department said people are advised not to undertake any journey on the highway till the restoration work is completed and surface is traffic worthy. The traffic plied on Friday before fresh weather system to its closure again.
The highway was closed on late Wednesday evening due to landslides, mudslides and shooting stones at several places along the 270-km stretch, officials said. It reopened on Friday with over 3000 vehicles stranded on the highway at various places allowed to move towards respective destinations.
Meanwhile, Mughal road, which connects Shopian with Poonch-Rajouri districts, Srinagar-Leh highway, and Sinthan road, connecting Anantnag and Kishtwar districts, also remained closed due to snow accumulation.
