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JK highway reopened for vehicular traffic

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Press Trust of India Jammu
The 300-km-long Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened today after one-day closure in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.

"The highway has been reopened for vehicular traffic this morning after the clsoure," an official of Police Control Room said here today.

The highway was closed due to blockade caused by landslides triggered by heavy rains in Gangroo area in Ramsoo belt of the district yesterday, police said.

The Border Road Organisation (BRO) cleared the landslide and threw highway open for the traffic.

Over 500 vehicles, which were stranded on highway at various places are being cleared.

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First Published: Nov 05 2015 | 11:28 AM IST

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