In Jammu and Kashmir, the 270-kilometre long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) remains closed for vehicular traffic for the second consecutive day today due to massive landslide in Mehad area on the outskirts of Ramban town as the landslide struck the highway.<br />'' <br />''The only all-weather road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country was closed yesterday evening due to a massive landslide at Mehad. Efforts to reopen the road have been hampered due to the landslide and intermittent rolling of stones, the debris clearance operations was delayed and got interrupted.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Hundred of vehicles, mostly those carrying essential commodities are seen stranded in long queues between Nashari and Ramban. A traffic police official said, men and machinery are on the job, but given the volume of the debris, the possibility of the road opening today is bleak.</span><br />