Overview

• The 270-km Jammu–Srinagar National Highway was closed between Udhampur and Banihal after landslides and shooting stones.
• The Srinagar–Leh corridor, Mughal Road and Sinthan Top were shut due to snow, with about six inches at Zojila and three to four inches at Peer Ki Gali and Sinthan.
• Road-clearance agencies deployed men and machinery, and officials said traffic halted at Nagrota could be released by late afternoon.
• Authorities advised people not to travel until restoration, with the weather office expecting conditions to improve from Wednesday and stay dry for the next fortnight.
• Pilgrimages to Vaishno Devi and Machail Mata remained suspended, and all schools in the Jammu division stayed closed for a second day.