Jammu Srinagar Highway Cleared by Army Engineers and Border Roads

After sustained effort by Army Engineers and Border Roads Organisation (BRO), the road network south of Pir Panjal is restored on all important roads including the Jammu Srinagar National Highway which has been opened today. The major impediment to opening the NH was a massive landslide at Ramsoo near Ramban, where over 300 metres of road had been entirely washed away leaving a sheer cliff of 80 degrees slope. The entire hillside had to be excavated afresh and the effort had to be further intensified due to a repeat landslide on 12 September. Undeterred, the engineers worked night and day to make a new passage through the mountain slope. Clearance of remaining debris and slush on several roads in the State continues in an effort to improve trafficability on all road links in the State.