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The downpour has resulted in fresh landslides at several places along the 300-km Jammu-Srinagar national Highway, the only all weather road link between Kashmir and rest of the country, a traffic department spokesman said. "Vehicular traffic on the Highway remains suspended for the second day now. As soon as the landslides are cleared, the road will be thrown open for traffic," he said. The spokesman said work was going on at war footing to clear the debris of the landslides from the highway. Meanwhile, normal life was thrown out of gear in Kashmir due to the snowfall which resulted in snapping of electricity supply and telephone connections. Officials said electric poles and trees were uprooted at many places due to snowfall. All major roads were cleared off snow by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation early in the morning, allowing movement of vehicular traffic within the city, the officials said. They said inter-district routes have also been made traffic worthy by the concerned agencies at the shortest possible time. "We are now working to restore electricity supply as soon as possible," the officials added.
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