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JammuSrinagar Highway Shut for Fourth Day as Landslides Choke Udhampur Stretch

Landslides between Jakheni and Chenani forced a full halt to northbound traffic.

Overview

  • Traffic police halted movement from Nagrota toward Reasi, Chenani, Patnitop, Doda, Ramban, Banihal and Srinagar, with the closure enforced from Jakheni toward the Valley.
  • Officials reported more than 2,000 vehicles stranded at multiple points, including Lakhanpur, Kathua, Jammu, Nagrota and Udhampur.
  • Border Roads Organisation teams are clearing multiple slide sites with heavy machinery, and Udhampur’s deputy commissioner said crews are aiming to restore connectivity by Saturday evening depending on progress.
  • Advisories say the SrinagarSonamarg–Gumari road may open in set time windows subject to weather and BRO clearance, and Mughal Road allows LMVs both ways with limited six‑tyre perishable trucks from Poonch to Shopian.
  • The Kishtwar–Sinthan–Anantnag route remains closed, select JammuPathankot bridge tubes are restricted after rain damage, and KatraUdhampur commuters are asked to carry photo ID and check status with Traffic Control Units before travel.