Landslide affects movement of vehicles on Kotranka-Khawas road

Rajouri, Aug 20: Landslide and shooting stones on Tuesday afternoon affected smooth movement of vehicles on the Kotranka- Khawas road, which remained block for couple of hours.

The landslide and big boulders fell on the road at LG Gali on Tuesday afternoon.

Locals said that amid rainfall on Tuesday morning, landslide occurred which was followed by shooting stones and this blocked the road completely.

The locals further said that this is for fifth time that landslide has affected the road in last two weeks.

Police officials said that soon after receiving information about the blocking of road, the department concerned was informed and slide clearance work was launched that continued for couple of hours and road was restored for traffic.