J-K highway reopened after 3-hr-long blockade due to landslide

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway reopened after a three-hour-long blockade due to landslide triggered by heavy rains in Udhampur district on Monday, officials said.

There was landslide due to heavy rains at the Khari Passi area early morning on the highway, they said.

Men and machinery were pressed into services to clear the blockade, the officials said, adding that traffic was later restored on the highway.