Srinagar-Jammu highway closed for third straight day

Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Saturday due to fresh landslides in the Banihal-Ramban area, an official said.
Debris clearance operation of earlier landslides were still going on, when the fresh landslide hit the road this morning.
No traffic will be allowed on the highway till it is absolutely safe, the traffic department has said.
Nearly 3,000 vehicles, mostly trucks, have been parked at safer places in Qazigund-Banihal stretch of the highway.
Closure of the highway has resulted in shortages of essential supplies in the landlocked valley. Unscrupulous traders are using it to sell commodities at exorbitant prices. (KNS)