Many National Highway stretches in J&K hit due to heavy rainfall: GoI

New Delhi, Feb 12: Many National Highway stretches in Jammu and Kashmir suffered damage due to heavy rainfall and landslides during the current financial year 2025-26, the Government of India informed Parliament on Thursday.
The information was shared in the Lok Sabha in reply to a question by MPs Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Dr Shivaji Bandappa Kalge and Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai.
According to the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, multiple highway sections across the Union Territory reported landslides, road sinking, washed-away stretches and damage to bridges, culverts and protection works.
The affected stretches include Domail–Katra–Reasi–Bhamla (NH-144) and Akhnoor–Poonch road (NH-144A), where road sinking and damage to retaining structures and drains were reported.
On NH-244, several sections including Chenani–Sudhmahadev, Batote–Thathri, Thathri–Drabshalla–Chatroo and Goha–Khellani witnessed extensive landslides, carriageway damage and failure of retaining walls. In one case, around 100 metres of road was washed away.
Major damages were also reported along the strategic NH-44 corridor, including the Pathankot–Jammu, Jammu–Udhampur, Udhampur–Chenani, Nashri–Ramban and Ramban–Banihal stretches. The damages included landslides at multiple locations, damage to bridge spans and abutments, scouring of bridge protection works and blockage of tunnel approaches.
The Ministry stated that temporary restoration works have been completed in most locations and traffic movement has been restored, while permanent restoration is either underway or completed in several stretches.
The government said that National Highways are constructed and maintained as per Indian Roads Congress standards, with quality monitoring through engineers, inspections, digital reporting, drone surveys and other technology-based systems to ensure durability and climate resilience. (KNO)