Road to PoK closed due to landslides in Uri

SRINAGAR : Traffic on the road to Muzzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), was suspended following landslides and washing away of a portion of road on Baramulla-Uri due to heavy rains during the past 24 hours.
Heavy rain during the past 24 hours has triggered landslides and a portion of the road was washed away between Baramulla-Uri, official sources said.
They said traffic was suspended on the road following which a large number of vehicles, including those carrying passengers, are stranded at Uri and Baramulla.
However, authorities have already put into service sophisticated machines and men to clear the landslide and repair the damaged portion of this strategically important road to border town.
Uri sector witnessed landslides recently and a number of families were rescued to safer places.
Landslides on other side of the Line of Control (LoC) forced cancellation of Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, on March 15. However, the weekly bus service was resumed on March 22.
Official sources said the bus service on March 29 will continue as per schedule provided there is no fresh landslide. (AGENCIES)

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