Jammu-Srinagar Highway Closed Due to Heavy Rains

Quick Summary:

• Jammu division has witnessed moderate to heavy rains for the third consecutive day, causing critically important disruptions.
• Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended following stone shootings at Chanderkote, Kela Morh, and Battery Cheshma in Ramban district.
• Rivers and streams across the region have risen above or near danger marks, flooding low-lying areas and submerging roads.
• Landslides have closed key roads: Padder road (washed away), ramnagar-Udhampur road (landslides at Konga), jangalwar-Thathri road in Doda (Thathri landslides).
• Nearly a dozen houses and cowsheds reported as damaged in higher regions of Kishtwar,Doda,and rajouri districts.
• Modhopur barrage has exceeded one lakh cusecs of water flow; Ravi river area heavily flooded along with rising levels in rivers like Ujh River, Sahar Khad, Tawi River (Udhampur exceeds 20ft danger mark).Basanter River crossed its 4.5 feet limit this morning in Samba district. Chenab is nearing warning levels downstream from Jammu city.
• Kathua district recorded the highest rainfall over 24 hours with 155.6 mm precipitation followed by Bhaderwah (99.8 mm), Jammu (81.5 mm), and Katra (68.8 mm).

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