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Jmu-Sgr highway closed for road repair work in Ramban stretch

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Banihal: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Thursday for repairing a patch of road in Ramban district, officials said.

The 270-km highway was blocked by a landslide at Dhalwas section in Ramban district on Wednesday but restored for traffic later, they said.

“The traffic on the highway is closed as of now for restoration work at Dhalwas”, Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, Mussarat Islam said.

The critical stretch of highway at Dhalwas has become narrow following incessant rains, the DC said.

Work is underway to restore the highway at Dhalwas near Nashri tunnel.

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