Srinagar, Aug 3 (JKNS): Traffic movement on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) has been suspended from both ends following heavy rainfall that rendered the road highly slippery and unsafe near the Dawal slide close to Dawal Bridge in Samroli area of Udhampur district, officials said on Monday evening.
Officials told news agency JKNS that the affected stretch has narrowed into a single carriageway due to slush, mud and continuous rainfall, posing a serious risk to commuters.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), along with Traffic Police, has pressed men and machinery into service to clear the road and restore traffic at the earliest.
Authorities have advised commuters not to undertake travel on NH-44 until the road is cleared and declared safe for vehicular movement.
The Traffic Police also urged the public not to pay heed to rumours and to verify road status through its official X (Twitter) handle, Facebook page, Traffic Control Units (TCUs), or the following helpline numbers, TCU Jammu: 0191-2459048, 0191-2740550, 9419147732, 103. TCU Srinagar: 0194-2450022, 0194-2485396, 18001807091, 103
TCU Ramban: 9419993745, 1800-180-7043. (JKNS)
