Monsoon Rain: Traffic movement suspended on Jammu-Srinagar NH, Mughal Road following landslides

Officials have reported that heavy overnight rainfall has resulted in multiple landslides, leading to the temporary suspension of traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and the Mughal Road.Additionally, train services between Banihal and Qazigund stations have been halted for the day due to the situation.

Officials have reported that heavy overnight rainfall has resulted in multiple landslides, leading to the temporary suspension of traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and the Mughal Road.Additionally, train services between Banihal and Qazigund stations have been halted for the day due to the situation.

A traffic department official said work was underway to clear the road and repair the affected sections despite the incessant rains. "People are advised not to travel on the highway till the restoration work is completed," he added.Mughal Road, an alternative link connecting the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri with the Shopian district of south Kashmir, also witnessed several landslides near Rata Chambh in Poonch district.

Road clearance agencies are on the job to ensure early restoration of traffic, the officials said.They said the waterlogging of the railway tracks near Hillar forced the suspension of the rail service between Banihal and Qazigund for the day.The weatherman has predicted widespread moderate to heavy rains with thundershowers under the influence of monsoon winds and western disturbances across Jammu and Kashmir till Sunday.