Overview
- Authorities cleared the Shalgadi stretch near Chamlawas enough for controlled movement, and traffic police are not permitting fresh vehicles from Jammu or Srinagar.
- More than 1,000 trucks and tankers carrying supplies, along with many passenger vehicles, were stranded across the route, and teams are moving them to holding points in Nagrota, Udhampur, Ramban and Qazigund.
- In Ramban district, about 500 Kashmir-bound trucks and over 200 passenger vehicles are being processed through the cleared section in batches.
- Police urged people to defer trips because steady rain has made travel risky at known slide-prone spots including Nashri, Chanderkoot, Karool, Mehar, Digdol and Banihal, and they shared official helplines for updates.
- The India Meteorological Department expects brief spells of rain and thundershowers over the coming days, which could cause fresh blockages on NH-44, the Valley’s main road for fuel, food and other essentials.