The Kashmir valley remained cut off from the rest of the country for the third successive day on Wednesday following closure of the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway due to landslides, triggered by rain.
However, about 130 vehicles, including those carrying passengers, stranded at Banihal, were allowed to move towards Kashmir after the snow on the road was cleared last evening.
Traffic on the 86-km-long historic Mughal road, connecting Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region also remained suspended due to snowfall.
Meanwhile, the national highway that links Ladakh region with Kashmir, has been closed for winter months.
Traffic remained suspended on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, a traffic police official told UNI this morning.