Man dead, 6 injured after massive landslides Jmu-Sgr highway in Ramban, traffic remains suspended

Umaisar Gull Ganie

Ramban, Mar 07: A man was killed and six others were injured when two massive landslides struck Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Seri area of Ramban district on Tuesday, officials said.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two landslides hit the highway at Siri area of Ramban within an hour, resulting in the death of a crane driver working at the site, while six members of a family, travelling in a private car, were injured when their vehicle plunged into a gorge after being hit by a rolling boulder.

He said the highway was completely blocked from both sides after the landslides, adding that a rescue operation is underway to make the road traffic worthy. He said two vehicles, an earthmover and a private car were also damaged in the incident.

“Deputy commissioner Ramban Mussrat-ul-Islam and senior superintendent of police (SSP) Mohita Sharma also visited the spot and supervised the rescue operation”, he said.

Official identified the deceased as Surjeet Singh son of Sher Singh, a resident of Sumber, while as injured were identified as Mohd Taj son of Mohd Ishaq of Kalakote Rajouri, Hamid son of Suba, Rubeena Begum wife of Mohd Shafiq, Sakeena Begum wife of Reyaz Ahmed; Salma Banii daughter of Reyaz Ahmed and Amir son of Mohd Shafeeq all residents of Munglu Rajouri.

All the six injured were shifted to the district hospital Ramban. Five of them were later referred to the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital in Jammu for specialized treatment, officials added—(KNO)