<p>Landslides and shooting stones Wednesday blocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway even as the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) started road clearance operations early morning, an official said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to an official of the BRO, there were landslides in Panthal and Khoni Nallah areas and fresh snowfall in Bannihal and Patnitop sectors during Tuesday night.<br /><br />"We have started road clearance operations, but as of now the highway is closed for traffic," the official said.<br /><br />Intending travelers have been advised to contact the traffic control rooms at Srinagar and Jammu before undertaking the journey.<br /><br />Frequent landslides and shooting stones occur on the highway especially in the Panthal, Khoni Nallah and Ramban areas, which are the most accident prone sectors of the over 300-km-long highway.<br /><br />A landslide tragedy on the highway killed seven passengers last week and two more this week in the Khoni Nallah area.<br /><br />Incessant rains often loosen the soil triggering landslides and shooting stones in Panthal, Khoni Nallah, Anokhi Fall and Ramban sectors.<br /><br />The highway is the landlocked valley's only road link with the rest of the country. All supplies to the valley are routed through this highway.</p>
<p>Landslides and shooting stones Wednesday blocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway even as the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) started road clearance operations early morning, an official said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to an official of the BRO, there were landslides in Panthal and Khoni Nallah areas and fresh snowfall in Bannihal and Patnitop sectors during Tuesday night.<br /><br />"We have started road clearance operations, but as of now the highway is closed for traffic," the official said.<br /><br />Intending travelers have been advised to contact the traffic control rooms at Srinagar and Jammu before undertaking the journey.<br /><br />Frequent landslides and shooting stones occur on the highway especially in the Panthal, Khoni Nallah and Ramban areas, which are the most accident prone sectors of the over 300-km-long highway.<br /><br />A landslide tragedy on the highway killed seven passengers last week and two more this week in the Khoni Nallah area.<br /><br />Incessant rains often loosen the soil triggering landslides and shooting stones in Panthal, Khoni Nallah, Anokhi Fall and Ramban sectors.<br /><br />The highway is the landlocked valley's only road link with the rest of the country. All supplies to the valley are routed through this highway.</p>