Baramulla, Aug 08 (KNS): The Baramulla-Uri national highway will remain closed for 10 hours on Sunday to facilitate hill cutting work at Danakha Morh, following recent minor landslide incidents in the area, officials said.

In an order issued by the District Magistrate's office accessed news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS) the road stretch at Design Chainage 65+600 will be shut from 7 am to 5 pm on August 9. The decision, the order stated, has been taken "in order to avert loss of life and property" due to apprehensions of landslides during the excavation work.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

The administration has asked the Senior Superintendent of Police, Baramulla, to deploy police personnel at the location. Traffic police have been directed to divert vehicles through alternate routes.

Commuters and transporters have been advised to plan their journeys accordingly and avoid the affected stretch during the closure hours the order further reads. (KNS)