Jammu-Poonch highway was closed for vehicular movement today after shooting stones and landslide hit the stretch at Maidana.
Officials said that the traffic movement was suspended after shooting stones and landslides hit Maidana area. They said men and machinery have been pressed into service to clear the road for smooth regulation of traffic.
Landslides, also known as landslips, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows, shallow or deep-seated slope failures and debris flows. Landslides occur in a variety of environments, characterized by either steep or gentle slope gradients, from mountain ranges to coastal cliffs or even underwater, in which case they are called submarine landslides.
