SRINAGAR : The national highway, connecting the Ladakh region with the Kashmir valley, is likely to reopen for traffic in the first week of next month after remaining closed since December last year. Official sources said there were fresh huge snow avalanches on the highway between Drass and Zero Point, particularly near Shaitannallah Gumri, badly affecting the snow clearance operation.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), responsible for the maintenance of the highway has pressed into service sophisticated machines, including snow cutters to clear the snow from both sides of the Zojila pass. They said due very heavy snowfall recently, there were 30 feet to 40 feet snow avalanches due to which about 1.5 km was affected. It will take two to three days to clear the road.
The highway, closed in December last year due to accumulation of snow, is expected to reopen during the first week of next month, they said. (AGENCIES)
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