Tag: Landslide

Zirhama – Jumgund Road Blocked Due to Landslide

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Jahangir Lolabi
Kupwara, Apr 28 (GNS): A road, connecting Zirhama – Jumgund areas in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, has been blocked due to landslide even as clearance process is underway at the site.
Reports reaching GNS said that a huge landslide occurred along Zirhama – Jumgund, shutting it for all types of movement.
An official told GNS that the R & B Department has already started the clearance process on the road and hopefully it will be cleared in a while by now.
“To avoid any inconvenience, all types of movement has been restricted on the road till further orders”, the official said. (GNS)
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April 28, 2023
Landslide Blocks Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

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April 28, 2023
Landslide Hits Truck Along Jammu-Srinagar Highway, Two Injured

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SRINAGAR: A truck carrying poultry chicken came under a massive landslide along Jammu-Srinagar highway this afternoon leaving two occupants injured, officials said.
Officials said that a poultry chicken truck on the way from Jammu towards Srinagar came under a massive landslide at Shabanbas area. “Soon after the incident, a rescue operation was launched at the site by a police team alongside NGO ‘Banihal Volunteers’, during which both the truck occupants were rescued in injured conditions”, they said adding both the persons were taken to SDH Banihal for immediate treatment.
“Given the accumulation of landslide debris, the thoroughfare has been suspended for any vehicular movement till any further directions from the authorities”, they further said. (GNS)

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April 27, 2023
Landslide Hits Truck Along Jammu-Srinagar Highway, 2 Persons Injured

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“Thoroughfare suspended for vehicular movement till further directions from authorities”
Srinagar, Apr 27 (GNS): A truck carrying poultry chicken came under a massive landslide along Jammu-Srinagar highway this afternoon leaving two occupants injured, officials said.
They told GNS that a poultry chicken truck on the way from Jammu towards Srinagar came under a massive landslide at Shabanbas area. “Soon after the incident, a rescue operation was launched at the site by a police team alongside NGO ‘Banihal Volunteers’, during which all two truck occupants were rescued in injured conditions”, they said adding both the persons were taken to SDH Banihal for immediate treatment.
“Given the accumulation of landslide debris, the thoroughfare has been suspended for any vehicular movement till any further directions from the authorities”, they further said. (GNS)
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April 27, 2023
Teenager Killed In House Collapse In JK

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SRINAGAR: A 19-year-old teenager was killed and another youth escaped unhurt after a massive boulder came crashing onto his house following a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday, officials said.
The boulder rolled down from the hills due to the landslide triggered by rains in Thakuria area. A residential house and two cow sheds have been damaged in the landslide.
The teenager who died was identified as Mohd Arshad and his body has been retrieved while rescue operation is on in the area.
Arshad’s house was extensively damaged by the landslide, but the rest of his family members were reportedly safe, officials added.

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April 27, 2023
Traffic Resumes On Srinagar-Jammu Highway After Night Long Halt

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SRINAGAR: The traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway resumed on Thursday morning after remaining suspended during night due to landslides triggered by rains in Ramban district.
Traffic movement was stopped from both sides of the highway last night after landslides blocked the road near Shalgari, Banihal, an official said.
“Around 300 vehicles remained stranded on the highway during the night halt,” he said.
He said traffic has been restored now and stranded vehicle are being cleared on priority.
The official advised vehicle operators and people to travel with caution on the highway. (KNO)

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April 27, 2023
Traffic Resumes On Jammu-Srinagar Highway After Landslide Debris Cleared

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SRINAGAR: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only road link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, has been reopened after remaining closed for several hours since overnight due to massive landslide at Hingni Nachlana near Ramsoo along the thoroughfare.
“After clearance of the debris, passenger traffic has been released from both ends on the highway,” a traffic department official here told GNS. He urged people to “keep lane discipline.”
A big slide was reported at Hingi Nachlana, Ramsoo around midnight, leading to the closure of the strategic thoroughfare. According to the officials, clearance was taken up which was completed around 10 a.m.

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April 20, 2023
Landslide Blocks Srinagar-Sonamarg Road

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SRINAGAR: A landslide has occurred in the Rezan area of Gund in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday, officials said.
Quoting an official, news agency Kashmir Dot Com reported that a landslide occurred in the Rezan area on Srinagar-Sonamarg road, fortunately no loss of life, property has been reported so far.
The District administration Ganderbal along with police and SDRF are monitoring the situation, he said, adding that the landslide has also blocked the Srinagar-Sonamarg road and the traffic has been diverted via Zirpora.

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April 20, 2023
Two Way Traffic Resumes On Landslide Hit Highway

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SRINAGAR: The two-way traffic resumed on the 270-km-Jammu Srinagar national highway on Wednesday after the road was blocked by a massive landslide that hit seri area of Ramban District on Tuesday resulting in the death of one JCB operator and injuries to six commuters, officials said.
The debris on the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, were cleared by road clearance agencies late Tuesday night after nearly eight hours of hectic efforts.
“After clearing hundreds of stranded vehicles on Tuesday night, fresh light motor vehicles (LMVs) were allowed from both Jammu and Srinagar, while heavy motor vehicles were only allowed from Jammu to Srinagar this morning,” a traffic department official said on Wednesday.
He said the traffic was moving smoothly on the highway when last reports were received.
The stranded vehicles were allowed to move towards their respective destinations around 10 pm on Tuesday after the clearance of the debris, the officials said.

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March 8, 2023
Ramban Landslide: JCB Operator Dies, Official Regrets Misinformation

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Srinagar, Mar 7 (GNS): A JCB operator has died after he came under debris of a major landslide in Seeri area in Ramban district, an official said.
Regretting the misinformation, after earlier having said that the JCB operator escaped narrowly, the official said that they had previously thought there was no causality, however on verification it turned out that one person identified as Surjeet Singh son of Sher Singh of Sumber has died in the incident.
Those injured in the incident were occupying a car, he said adding their identities are as; Mohammad Taj, son of Mohammad Ishaq, resident of Kalakote Rajouri; Abdul Hamid son of Suba; Rubeena Begum wife of Mohammad Shafiq, Sakeena Begum wife of Reyaz Ahmed; Salma Banii, daughter of Reyaz Ahmed, Mohammad Amir, son of Mohammad Shafeeq – residents of Moonglu Rajouri.
All the injured persons are undergoing treatment at a nearby health facility, he further said.
Meanwhile, it has been learnt that the highway remains closed for any vehicular traffic – on filing of this report. (GNS)
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March 7, 2023