Jammu-Srinagar highway closed amid fresh landslide in Ramban
2 years, 10 months ago

Jammu-Srinagar highway closed amid fresh landslide in Ramban

Live Mint  

The 270-km stretch, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for vehicular traffic due to a landslide in Ramban district on Wednesday, sources said. Meanwhile, the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was cleared for stranded vehicles on Monday as road clearance agencies pulled out a rice-loaded truck that was stuck in mud near Panthiyal in Ramban district for nearly 30 hours, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police, traffic, Shabir Ahmad Malik said 130 heavy motor vehicles and 10 oil tankers besides dozens of light motor vehicles, which were stranded on the highway, were allowed to move towards their destination after completion of the road clearance operation at Panthiyal, where the carriageway is single. While the road clearance agencies pressed its men and machines and cleared the highway of the obstacles, a truck loaded with rice got deeply embedded in the mud at Panthiyal and could not be moved.

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Himachal: Chandigarh-Manali highway blocked due to landslide after heavy rain
4 months ago

Himachal: Chandigarh-Manali highway blocked due to landslide after heavy rain

Hindustan Times  

Traffic was blocked on a stretch of the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway-21 after rain triggered a landslide near 4 Miles on Tuesday morning. A stretch of the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway 21 was closed due to a landslide triggered by heavy rain at 4 Miles near Pandoh in Mandi district on Tuesday. The state emergency operation centre said that at least 50 …

Traffic disruption on Karnataka's national highways after multiple landslides, Bengaluru vehicles diverted
5 months ago

Traffic disruption on Karnataka's national highways after multiple landslides, Bengaluru vehicles diverted

Hindustan Times  

Many vehicles were stuck on Karnataka’s National Highway 75, which connects Bengaluru to Mangaluru, as multiple landslides disrupted the road. Traffic disruption on Karnataka's National Highways after landslides occur According to reports, vehicles travelling from Bengaluru and Hassan are being diverted to Mysuru and Madikeri as the restoration works are on at National Highway 75. Heavy rainfall in Sakleshpur taluk …

Bus crashes into gorge in India-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 21 people
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bus crashes into gorge in India-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 21 people

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims skidded and rolled into a deep gorge on a mountainous highway in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Thursday, killing at least 21 people, officials said. The crash happened in the Jammu region when the bus plunged 150 feet into the gorge. State transportation chief Rajinder Singh said the bus was carrying pilgrims to the …

Landslides blocks Jammu-Srinagar national highway
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Landslides blocks Jammu-Srinagar national highway

The Hindu  

The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed April 29 following multiple landslides triggered by rains that lashed wide parts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight, officials said. Mughal road, an alternate route linking Poonch and Rajouri districts in Jammu with south Kashmir’s Shopian district, remained closed for the third day owing to snowfall in Peer Ki Gali and adjoining areas, the officials …

Traffic halted as link road sinks in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Traffic halted as link road sinks in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban

Hindustan Times  

A 500-m stretch of a link road was on Thursday damaged after a landslide in Ramban district around A 500-m stretch of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban-Gool Road caved in. “Also on the directions of deputy commissioner, Ramban, ambulance has been kept stationed on the site, men and machinery mobilised to restore the connectivity & power supply to the affected area,” …

Jammu-Srinagar national highway blocked after landslide in Gangroo | Watch
8 months ago

Jammu-Srinagar national highway blocked after landslide in Gangroo | Watch

India TV News  

Jammu-Kashmir: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Gangroo has been blocked after a landslide incident on Monday. The vehicular movement on the 270-km highway – the only all weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country – was stopped from both sides around 11. The highway is witnessing frequent disruptions over the past five days owing to heavy rains …

Srinagar-Jammu highway closed for four hours, wet spell likely to continue in J&K
8 months, 1 week ago

Srinagar-Jammu highway closed for four hours, wet spell likely to continue in J&K

Hindustan Times  

The Jammu-Srinagar National highway was closed for nearly four hours on Friday owing to a stone slide in Ramban while intermittent rains lashed parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said that the 270-km highway was closed at around 3.25 pm when stones slid down the mountains at Khooni Nallah, but was re-opened at around 7 pm after the road was …

10 killed as taxi rolls down gorge at Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar highway
8 months, 3 weeks ago

10 killed as taxi rolls down gorge at Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Hindustan Times  

Ten passengers were killed when a taxi veered off the road amid heavy rain and fell into a gorge in Ramban district on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway early on Friday, officials said. Rescuers retrieving bodies from the accident site near Battery Chashma in Ramban district on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Friday. Ramban deputy magistrate Baseer-ul-Haq Chaudhary said, “It was …

Jammu-Srinagar highway closed amidst multiple landslides
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu-Srinagar highway closed amidst multiple landslides

Live Mint  

Traffic came to a halt on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in the early hours of Saturday due to heavy rainfall causing numerous landslides and the movement of shooting stones in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. As reported by PTI citing officials, the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked …

Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar Highway suspended due to multiple landslides
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar Highway suspended due to multiple landslides

The Hindu  

“Traffic was suspended on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway early on March 2 after heavy rainfall triggered multiple landslips and shooting stones in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir,” officials said. “The 270-km Highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked at over half a dozen places between Nashri and Banihal,” they said. …

Jammu and Kashmir: Three dead after vehicle falls into gorge in Ganderbal district
1 year ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Three dead after vehicle falls into gorge in Ganderbal district

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir road accident: At least three people died after a vehicle they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge on Zojila Pass in Ganderbal district today. 5 tourists died in Ganderbal: At least five tourists have died in a road accident at Zojila Pass on the Srinagar-Leh national highway in Jammu and Kashmir Ganderbal district. The incident …

J&K: 4 dead after bus falls into gorge in Jhajjar Kotli
1 year, 2 months ago

J&K: 4 dead after bus falls into gorge in Jhajjar Kotli

India TV News  

Four people lost their lives when a truck headed for Rajasthan plunged into a gorge at Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in the Jhajjar Kotli area last night, police said.The bus was travelling from Srinagar to Rajasthan. The closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national left over 200 vehicles stranded. The weather department has also predicted isolated heavy rain with the possibility of lightning …

Four dead after landslip hits truck in Jammu-Srinagar National Highway
1 year, 3 months ago

Four dead after landslip hits truck in Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

The Hindu  

Four people were killed when their truck plunged into a deep gorge after being hit by a landslip along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway early on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 police said. Due to the landslip that hit the highway near Sherbibi in Ramban district around 5 a.m., vehicular movement was suspended, they said. A rescue operation was immediately launched by …

Uttarakhand: Landslide kills 5 pilgrims, blocks Kedarnath Highway
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand: Landslide kills 5 pilgrims, blocks Kedarnath Highway

Live Mint  

Five pilgrims lost their lives when the vehicle they were traveling in became burried beneath the debris of a landslide in Tarsali, situated under Chowki Phata in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, stated police on August 12. "A 60-meter portion of the Kedarnathgya highway collapsed due to heavy debris falling from the hill with boulders in Tarsali. The calamity unfolded …

Amarnath Yatra Suspended Due To Landslide On Jammu-Srinagar National Highway
1 year, 4 months ago

Amarnath Yatra Suspended Due To Landslide On Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

ABP News  

The Amarnath Yatra has been suspended after the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway had to be temporarily blocked due to a landslide at T2 Marog Ramban on the early hours of Wednesday. https://t.co/RG6X2L84vA pic.twitter.com/We50cUjsn2 — ANI August 9, 2023 Just a few days back, another landslide had hit Jammu-Srinagar National Highway's T2 Tunnel which led to the suspension of the Amarnath Yatra …

Traffic Restored At Jammu-Srinagar National Highway After Heavy Landslide In Ramban Area
1 year, 4 months ago

Traffic Restored At Jammu-Srinagar National Highway After Heavy Landslide In Ramban Area

ABP News  

New Delhi: Vehicular movement on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was restored on Sunday at around 9 am after part of the highway was blocked due to a heavy landslide in the Ramban area. News agency PTI shared the visuals of the landslide on their social media handle and captioned it, "Jammu-Srinagar National Highway blocked due to heavy landslide at T2 tunnel …

Uttarakhand: Portion of Gangotri Highway caves in following landslide, traffic diverted
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand: Portion of Gangotri Highway caves in following landslide, traffic diverted

India TV News  

Uttarkashi landslide: A portion of Gangotri National Highway caved in due to a landslide near the Forest Department office at Lisa Depot in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi disrupting vehicular movement today. Border Roads Organisation OIC, Vinod Kumar Devadi said that the higher officials have been informed for treatment by putting up a danger sign board. Meanwhile, the road near Nandaprayag and Chhinka …

50-Metre Road Stretch Completely Gone After Massive Landslide On Shimla-Chandigarh National Highway - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

50-Metre Road Stretch Completely Gone After Massive Landslide On Shimla-Chandigarh National Highway - News18

News 18  

A landslide blocked the national highway connecting Shimla to Chandigarh in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district on Wednesday morning, leaving many vehicles stranded, officials said. A 50-metre road stretch was completely caved in following the landslide at Chaki Mor near Koti between Dharampur and Parwanoo in Solan. The Shimla Police has routed traffic going from Shimla to Chandigarh via Theog-Sainj-Giripul-Oachghat- Kumarhatti-Sarahan-Kala …

Uttarakhand: Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway blocked due to falling debris and landslides
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand: Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway blocked due to falling debris and landslides

India TV News  

The Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway was blocked due to falling debris and landslides and traffic was stalled in the region on Friday. "Traffic on the Gangotri Highway was closed due to debris falling at Dharasu, while traffic on the Yamunotri Highway came to a standstill due to landslides at several places, including Dabarkot," said the official. According to the Uttarkashi District …

Uttarakhand: Landslide shuts down Badrinath National Highway
1 year, 5 months ago

Uttarakhand: Landslide shuts down Badrinath National Highway

Live Mint  

The Badrinath National Highway in Uttarakhand, India, has been closed again on Saturday for due to a landslide. The Badrinath National Highway 7 in Chamoli district has been closed for the past 13 hours at Lambagad and Khachada drains due to heavy and continuous rainfall. Earlier in the week, heavy rains caused landslides and flash floods in Uttarakhand, resulting in …

Jammu-Srinagar national highway blocked after landslides due to heavy rainfall
1 year, 5 months ago

Jammu-Srinagar national highway blocked after landslides due to heavy rainfall

Hindustan Times  

Heavy rainfall on Monday morning triggered shooting stones and landslides that blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Mehad and Seri area of the Ramban district, said officials. The vehicles have been stopped from going to Ramban, Jammu or Srinagar.” In view of rains, district magistrate, Ramban, Mussarat Islam has ordered the closure of all government and private schools up to …

Jammu-Srinagar national highway partially restored, stranded vehicles being cleared
1 year, 6 months ago

Jammu-Srinagar national highway partially restored, stranded vehicles being cleared

Hindustan Times  

Amidst intermittent shooting stones on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district, the stranded vehicles were being cleared by the traffic police authorities on Thursday, said officials. Traffic was disrupted on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway following a landslide near Ramban town. “The NH-44 was blocked due to a landslide at Cafeteria Morh in Ramban around 1 am on Thursday and …

Badrinath highway closed for traffic due to landslide in Chamoli district
1 year, 7 months ago

Badrinath highway closed for traffic due to landslide in Chamoli district

Hindustan Times  

The Rishikesh-Badrinath Highway was closed near Bajpur Chada Near Govind Ghat in Chamoli district due to heavy mud and boulder falls resulting in road blockage for the traffic leaving the pilgrims stranded on both sides of the road for several hours on Sunday. NK Joshi, district disaster management authority officer Chamoli said, “ The road was closed for traffic early …

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed after landslip, over 300 vehicles stranded
1 year, 7 months ago

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed after landslip, over 300 vehicles stranded

The Hindu  

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed on April 27 after a landslip in Ramban district, leaving over 300 vehicles stranded, officials said. Over 300 vehicles are stranded at different points of the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, the officials said. People have been advised not to travel on the highway without …

Major highways closed; high-altitude villages cut off after snowfall, rains in J&K
2 years, 1 month ago

Major highways closed; high-altitude villages cut off after snowfall, rains in J&K

The Hindu  

Major highways were closed and villages in high-altitude areas cut off due to heavy overnight snowfall and rains in Jammu and Kashmir, with authorities closing schools for Monday in some districts as a precautionary measure. While traffic movement was suspended on the Srinagar-Leh highway due to snowfall in Sonamarg and adjoining areas, the Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed after heavy rains …

J&K: Section of Jammu-Srinagar NH washed away after flashfloods, landslides; several roads blocked
2 years, 6 months ago

J&K: Section of Jammu-Srinagar NH washed away after flashfloods, landslides; several roads blocked

India TV News  

Highlights No vehicles are being allowed from either side - from Jammu towards Srinagar and vice-versa Once the weather clears, only stranded vehicles will be allowed to move to their destinations The J&K police have also advised commuters to call on given numbers and check for updates Jammu and Kashmir: A 150-foot section of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway washed away …

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed due to fresh snowfall, landslides
2 years, 9 months ago

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed due to fresh snowfall, landslides

India TV News  

Highlights Fresh snowfall, landslides prompt closure of Jammu-Srinagar national highway It's closed for traffic due to landslides, shooting stones triggered by rains at multiple places The closure of the highway left dozens of trucks stranded at different places: Officials Fresh snowfall and multiple landslides at different places on Saturday forced the closure of the 270 km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the …

Srinagar-Jammu national highway closed for traffic due to landslides
2 years, 11 months ago

Srinagar-Jammu national highway closed for traffic due to landslides

India TV News  

Highlights The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Jan 6 due to landslides Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is closed for vehicular movement due to landslides, mudslides etc. Srinagar-Leh and Mughal Road are also closed for traffic due to heavy snowfall The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Thursday due to landslides at multiple places in …

Watch: Major Landslide in Himachal's Shimla Blocks Key Highway
3 years, 3 months ago

Watch: Major Landslide in Himachal's Shimla Blocks Key Highway

News 18  

A major landslide in Himachal Pradesh has blocked the National Highway-5 in the Jyori area of Shimla, the state’s capital. According to the state disaster management authorities, the incident occurred in the Jeori area of the Rampur subdivision, which falls in the Shimla district. The landslide occurred at 9 am after which the district administration deployed the SDM-Rampur and a …

J&K national highway closed as rains trigger massive landslide
3 years, 5 months ago

J&K national highway closed as rains trigger massive landslide

India TV News  

The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Saturday due to a massive landslide triggered by heavy rains in Ramban district that left over 500 vehicles stranded, officials said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by a landslide at Magarkot belt in the Ramsoo area, they said. Due …

5 killed as car plunges into gorge in Jammu & Kashmir's Ramban district
3 years, 6 months ago

5 killed as car plunges into gorge in Jammu & Kashmir's Ramban district

India Today  

Five people were killed on Saturday when a Toyota Innova skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, officials said. The SUV with six people on board was on its way to Jammu from Banihal and the accident took place near Digdaul around 9.45 am, when the …

Jammu-Srinagar national highway reopens after landslide debris cleared
3 years, 8 months ago

Jammu-Srinagar national highway reopens after landslide debris cleared

Hindustan Times  

Over 1,500 stranded vehicles, including trucks carrying fuel and other essential commodities, left for Kashmir as authorities reopened the Jammu-Srinagar national highway for stranded vehicles on Sunday after the road was cleared of landslide debris at different places in Ramban district, officials said. Jammu-Srinagar national highway reopens after landslide debris cleared However, no fresh traffic was allowed either from Srinagar …

Jammu-Srinagar NH closed for second day as landslides hamper restoration work
4 years, 3 months ago

Jammu-Srinagar NH closed for second day as landslides hamper restoration work

Live Mint  

The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the second day on Wednesday as heavy rains triggered fresh landslides at different places in Ramban district hampering road clearance operation, officials said. The highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was closed for vehicular traffic early Tuesday after a massive landslide damaged a portion of …

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