SRINAGAR: The monsoon mayhem continued in Jammu and Kashmir, with a cloudburst in Ganderbal district damaging a main highway in the area leading to the closure of the arterial Srinagar-Leh national highway.
According to details of the Kashmir administration, the Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumuri (SSG) road near Padawe Bal area in the Ganderbal district is also reportedly blocked after an overflow from a nearby canal led to an accumulation of mud on the road.
The Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, over Kashmir during the week.
“The traffic on Srinagar-Leh road has been suspended till further notice due to road damage at Kacherwan in Ganderbal district,” local media reported stating that officials of the traffic control room have said that the road traffic will remain suspended.
They said that the road clearance operations are continuing in the area currently and till the complete restoration and clearance the traffic will remain suspended, the officials said.
Meanwhile, IMD has also issued an orange alert for Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall on Sunday. A yellow alert has also been issued for Himachal Pradesh until August 7, as it continues to assess damage from flash floods caused by cloudbursts in three districts. The toll from the cloudbursts has risen to nine, with 45 people still missing.
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