Amarnath Yatra from Jammu suspended due to landslide on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

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National Highway (NHW) has been temporarily blocked owing to a landslide occurrence at T2 Marog Ramban. As reported by ANI citing Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police, “Jammu-Srinagar NHW is blocked due landslide at T2 Marog Ramban.

People are advised not to travel on NH-44 without confirmation from Traffic Control Unit (TCUs)." Jammu and Kashmir traffic police have further informed, “Amarnath Yatra from Jammu to Srinagar also suspended due to a landslide on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway." Earlier on Tuesday, travelling via the Baltal and Pahalgam routes, the pilgrims embarked from the Pantha Chowk base camp on their journey towards the Amarnath Cave. On Monday morning, a previous group of pilgrims had departed from the Pantha Chowk base camp in Srinagar, commencing their onward pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine.

Also Read: Jammu-Srinagar National Highway reopens after heavy landslide in Ramban area Earlier on Sunday, the Amarnath Yatra was brought to a stop at the Chandrakote base camp in Ramban as a result of the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. Recently, the security arrangements for both the Independence Day celebrations and the Budda Amarnath Yatra were reviewed by the Additional Director General of Police for the Jammu Zone and the Divisional Commissioner of Jammu, ANI reported.