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>>Traffic on National highway, Amarnath yatra disrupted
JAMMU AUGUST 6:-(KIP) Heaving rains lashing Jammu since this morning forced the closure of 300 kilometer Jammu Srinagar National Highway, for about seven hours, as heavy shooting stones blocked the highway in Ramban. The closure of National Highway also halted the batch of Amaranth pilgrims at Ramban.
Heavy downpour of rains started from wee hours today giving some relief to Jammuites from humidity. Normal life come to stand still with roads blocked and drains chocked with water.
School, college going students and the employees were worst hit by these monsoon showers on the first day of the week. Students and employees of both private and government were seen carrying umbrellas and wearing rains coats.
"Though we got some relief from sweat and heat due to this rains, but this heavy downpour has increased my worries. The roads and streets are filled with water and one cannot move on scooter or auto. We have to wait with umbrellas for matadors and by that time all our clothes are wet", said Rahul, a class XII student.
Jammu and Kashmir National highway was also closed early this morning due to heavy land slides and shooting stones at Panthiyal in Ramban area. The traffic on National Highway was, however, resumed late this evening. Number of vehicles and people got stranded due to the highway blockage.
All vehicular traffic moving to Srinagar was halted at Nagrota. The passenger vehicles were asked to move back to Jammu and trucks and other load carrying vehicles were asked to park in a queue near Nagrota.
"All sorts of vehicles are being asked to move back to Jammu as we have got orders from Control Room that National Highway is closed. We got information that heavy landslides have taken place near Ramban and we are stopping vehicles", said M.S Dhar, Traffic in charge at Nagrota.
About 567 Amaranth pilgrims were also stranded at Panthiyal .The Border Road organization has started clearing land slides but opening of the road is said to be dependent on fair the weather conditions.
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