Heavy rains trigger landslides in Ramban, Jammu-Srinagar National Highway shut

Heavy rainfall on Sunday triggered landslides in Jammu and Kashmirs Ramban district leading to the complete closure of the JammuSrinagar National Highway NH44 and damage to several housesAuthorities have advised commuters to avoid the route until weather conditions improve and clearance operations are completedDeputy Traffic Inspector Javed Kataria speaking to ANI said the highway was completely blocked in the Ramban sector and urged travellers to avoid the routeThe national highway JammuSrinagar NH in Ramban district is completely blocked due to landslides Avoid this highway till the weather improves Clearance work is ongoing but it does not seem that the highway will open before evening or tomorrow because it is raining continuously he saidSeveral buildings and vehicles are damaged due to a landslide following heavy rains and a hailstorm in the Ramban districtMeanwhile in Sonmarg Snow clearance is underway on the Amarnath trek in Baltal by Border Roads Organisation BRO 122 RCCIn Doda Heavy rains lashed several parts of the Bhalessa in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir with fog engulfing the mountains and surrounding villages in the areaMultiple parts of the Union territory including Jammu and Udhampur have been experiencing heavy rainfall in the past few days causing damage to property and blocking National HighwaysIn Udhampurs Namban area National Highway 44 was blocked due to the heavy rains the previous night On April 17 multiple trees were uprooted due to heavy winds and rain resulting in damaged property power outages and blocked roadsThe India Meteorological Department IMD on Saturday issued a warning for severe weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir between April 18 and 20 citing the influence of an active western disturbance The forecast included heavy rain thunderstorms hailstorms and gusty winds prompting authorities to implement precautionary measures to safeguard lives and livestockIn Rajouri a severe windstorm accompanied by thundering hailstorms caused destruction across the Kalakote subdistrict on April 19The worstaffected areas include Tehsil Kalakote and Mogla Block where strong winds tore through the region Some houses with tinsheet roofs were unable to withstand the storms intensity Almost 100 homes have reportedly been destroyed and some school buildings have suffered roof damage according to ADC Kalakote Tanveer AhmedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params