Stranded passengers crying for help as highway remains shut for fifth day, Valley faces shortage of essentials

The chances of re-opening of the Srinagar-Jammu highway which remained closed for the fifth consecutive day are bleak as massive landslides hit the road on Sunday, officials said, even as the local meteorological department predicted another three-day-long spell of snow and rains from Tuesday evening. “We could not re-open the road today,” inspector general of traffic police Alok Kumar told Kashmir Post. He said a 150-meter-long massive landslide hit the road at Maroog. The highway was closed Wednesday following landslides triggered by incessant rains and snowfall across Jammu and Kashmir.…

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