<p>The Amarnath yatra was suspended today due to closure of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in the wake of a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Udhampur district of the state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Due to heavy rains, a massive landslide closed the 300-km long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Kheri in Udhampur district late last night," SSP Traffic National Highway, Sanjay Kotwal said.<br /><br />The authorities have also suspended the Amarnath yatra from Jammu base camp, he said, adding the other traffic was also not allowed on the highway.<br /><br />The men and machines of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) are working to clear the landslide and the highway is expected to reopen by this evening, he said.<br /><br />Some vehicles were stranded on both sides of the highway, he added. <br /></p>
<p>The Amarnath yatra was suspended today due to closure of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in the wake of a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Udhampur district of the state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Due to heavy rains, a massive landslide closed the 300-km long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Kheri in Udhampur district late last night," SSP Traffic National Highway, Sanjay Kotwal said.<br /><br />The authorities have also suspended the Amarnath yatra from Jammu base camp, he said, adding the other traffic was also not allowed on the highway.<br /><br />The men and machines of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) are working to clear the landslide and the highway is expected to reopen by this evening, he said.<br /><br />Some vehicles were stranded on both sides of the highway, he added. <br /></p>