# Fresh landslide on Srinagar-Jammu highway, traffic disrupted 2026-08-17T00:42:39+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A fresh landslide on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway at Dhramthal near Samroli in Udhampur district blocked the Srinagar-bound tube on Sunday, disrupting vehicular movement. Greater Kashmir reports that the National Highway Authority of India was alerted and teams were mobilised for clearance, though officials said the massive debris slide could take several days to clear. Traffic authorities carved out inter-lane ramps at both ends of the affected stretch to allow vehicles to bypass the slide zone. The highway remained open for regulated two-way traffic between Srinagar and Jammu, but movement was slow at vulnerable locations including Dewal in Udhampur and the Maroog-KishtwariPather stretch in Ramban, where single-lane sections and ongoing construction work caused intermittent congestion. Breakdowns of a few heavy vehicles between Nashri and Banihal also temporarily affected traffic flow. Authorities have advised commuters to check the latest traffic status before travelling and urged light motor vehicle operators to travel between Ramban and Banihal during daylight hours due to the risk of shooting stones and landslides. Subject to fair weather and road conditions, passenger vehicles and goods carriers will continue to be permitted in both directions, officials said. ## Coverage - greaterkashmir.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Banihal, Jammu and Kashmir, NHAI, Ramban, Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, Udhampur Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/fresh-landslide-on-srinagar-jammu-highway-traffic-disrupted/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/fresh-landslide-on-srinagar-jammu-highway-traffic-disrupted/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/