Editorial photo #13996201 Human Interest

Srinagar–Jammu National Highway Remains Closed For The Second Consecutive Day

A truck driver stands beside his fuel tanker as trucks remain stranded along the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Kulgam district, south of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on July 23, 2026, as the highway remains closed for the second consecutive day following heavy rainfall that triggered multiple landslides and falling rocks along the route. The closure has disrupted the movement of hundreds of vehicles, including freight trucks carrying essential commodities, causing long queues and delaying the supply of goods to and from the Kashmir Valley. Authorities have suspended traffic on the region's only all-weather surface road connecting Kashmir with the rest of India while road clearance operations continue and weather conditions are monitored. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto)