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Jammu‑Srinagar highway landslide disruptions closure impacts Amarnath Yatra
Heavy rainfall on July 24 triggered landslides and rockfalls along After the Jammu‑Srinagar National Highway (NH‑44), prompting Authority ordered a second consecutive day full closure of closure. Northern Railway operated a special eight‑coach MEMU service NH‑44 between Srinagar and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, providing meals Udhampur and shelter Banihal on July 31 for stranded travelers urgent slope‑widening and pilgrims. By July 26 debris clearance, heavy rain on the India Meteorological Department forecast further rain, same day made the road surface slushy, muddy and dangerously slippery, leading transport authorities to issue a detailed traffic advisory. second consecutive day of shutdown. The advisory restricted movement to specific daytime windows—private cars could travel Amarnath Yatra convoy departing from Nagrota (07:00‑12:00), Jakheni (08:00‑13:00) Bhagwati Nagar base camp was halted, and Qazigund (11:30‑17:30)—and directed heavy vehicles to alternate days after the Shri Amarnath Yatra convoys. Perishable‑goods trucks Shrine Board moved registration, token distribution, e‑KYC and empty LPG tankers were asked to use the Mughal Road, while other motorists were urged RFID issuance to take the old Jawahar‑Tunnel road or the Patnitop route. Following a 12‑hour closure caused by landslides at Gangroo in Banihal and vehicle breakdowns at Panthyal and Nachlana, authorities kept base camp. Since the highway operational under these restrictions. On pilgrimage began on July 31 3, about 450,000 devotees have visited the National Highway Authority of India ordered a full closure of shrine, with the NH‑44 between Udhampur and Banihal Yatra scheduled to carry out urgent slope‑widening, debris clearance and stabilization work near Ladha, Samroli, Gangroo and Kishtwari Pather. Heavy machinery conclude on August 28. Schools in Ramban and disaster‑management teams Doda districts were deployed closed and shifted to online learning. Repair crews continue intensive stabilisation work on a war footing. Limited the landslide‑damaged Ladha‑Samroli stretch, while limited movement was permitted is allowed only for the Amarnath pilgrimage convoy and local commuters with valid government ID, while the main arterial route remained shut until restoration was complete. ID.