{"id":10374,"date":"2026-01-24T19:52:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T19:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=10374"},"modified":"2026-01-24T19:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T19:52:56","slug":"jmu-sgr-nh-remains-closed-over-3000-vehicles-stranded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/jmu-sgr-nh-remains-closed-over-3000-vehicles-stranded\/","title":{"rendered":"Jmu-Sgr NH remains closed; over 3,000 vehicles stranded"},"content":{"rendered":"

NHAI, other agencies working on war footing: IGP Traffic<\/strong><\/p>\n

No vehicular movement on highway today: Traffic Police<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mughal Road, Sinthan Pass, Sonamarg-Gumri closed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Qazigund\/Ramban, Jan 24: The Jammu\u2013Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Saturday due to slippery road conditions caused by fresh snowfall, leaving over 3,000 vehicles stranded on the vital arterial road.<\/p>\n

Officials told the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that incessant snowfall for the second consecutive night on the Ramban\u2013Banihal and Qazigund stretch rendered the highway non-motorable.<\/p>\n

\u201cSnow accumulation and sub-zero temperatures during night hours made the road extremely slippery,\u201d an official said, adding that men and machinery have been pressed into service to restore traffic movement at the earliest.<\/p>\n

Many tourists were stranded on Qazigund side of the highway and were forced to return towards safer locations, he said.<\/p>\n

Thousands of vehicles, including those stranded at Udhampur and Dhar Road, have remained stuck since the highway was closed on Friday evening. \u201cMore than 3,000 vehicles, including trucks carrying essential commodities, are stranded,\u201d the officials said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, other key routes, including the Mughal Road connecting Poonch\u2013Rajouri with Shopian, Kishtwar\u2013Sinthan\u2013Kokernag road, and Srinagar\u2013Sonamarg\u2013Gumri road, also remained closed due to heavy snow accumulation.<\/p>\n

IGP Traffic J&K, M. Suleman Choudhary, said that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and other concerned agencies are working on a war footing to restore the highway.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has been heavy snowfall, particularly in south Kashmir areas and at the south portal of the Navyug Tunnel, including Banihal, Ramsu and Nachlana. Due to this, the stretch from Navyug Tunnel to Banihal and Ramsu has been reduced to a single lane,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The IGP said clearance work is underway, but the road is yet to be restored. \u201cBecause of snowfall and cold night conditions, the road has become extremely slippery,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Choudhary further said that a decision on reopening the highway will be taken after receiving a green signal from NHAI. \u201cTill then, the highway will remain closed for traffic movement,\u201d he said, adding that the Batote stretch has been partially cleared, which was also closed earlier due to snowfall.<\/p>\n

In a traffic advisory issued for Sunday, the Traffic Police said, \u201cJammu\u2013Srinagar National Highway is still closed due to snow accumulation between Nachlana and the Navyug Tunnel. Jammu\u2013Doda road is also closed. Snow clearance work is in progress.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTomorrow, no vehicular movement shall be allowed from Nagrota (Jammu) towards Doda, Ramban, Banihal and Srinagar, and vice-versa,\u201d the advisory said.<\/p>\n

Commuters belonging to Katra, Reasi and Udhampur towns have been advised to carry valid photo identity cards to facilitate smooth movement, it added. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NHAI, other agencies working on war footing: IGP Traffic No vehicular movement on highway today: Traffic Police Mughal Road, Sinthan Pass, Sonamarg-Gumri closed Qazigund\/Ramban, Jan 24: The Jammu\u2013Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Saturday due to slippery road conditions caused by fresh snowfall, leaving over 3,000 vehicles stranded on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","category-kt-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10374"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10377,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10374\/revisions\/10377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}