Jammu, Jan 27 (PTI) The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for vehicular traffic for the second consecutive day on Thursday due to a landslide in Ramban district, sources said.

The 270-km-long stretch, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by a landslide in the Panthiyal area in Rambam, they said.

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As a result, hundreds of vehicles are stranded at different points on the highway, they added.

Men and machinery have been deployed to clear the area for the traffic, the sources said.

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The highway was closed on Wednesday after a landslide in the Duggi area of the district.

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