Jammu & Kashmir

Mughal road reopens after closure due to landslide

A panoramic view of Mughal Road.

Poonch: The Mughal road, connecting Kashmir Valley’s Shopian district with the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, reopened for vehicular traffic after remaining blocked for little over an hour due to landslide, officials said.

Debris from the landslide was cleared and traffic was restored at the affected place, DTI Mughal Road Shoket Amin Khan told GNS.

The thoroughfare was blocked near Ratta Chamb in this mountainous district due to landslide, the officials said.

Immediately, they said, men and machinery were pressed into service to clear the road.

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