SRINAGAR : Despite fresh snowfall early this week, the 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh National Highway, connecting Ladakh region with the Kashmir valley, will be put through tomorrow after remaining closed since December 2012.
The highway was closed after heavy snowfall in Zojila sector besides the road has also become slippery due to below freezing point temperature.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), responsible for the maintainance of the highway, started the snow clearance operation from both sides of the Zojila pass early last month.
Sophisticated snow clearance machines and cutters besides trained men were put into service to make way through six to 10 feet of snow accumulated on the highway between Sonamarg to Meenmarg.
The snow clearance operation was completed last week, official sources said, adding the BRO later took repair work of the road.
However, there was fresh snowfall early this week which too was cleared, they said.
The highway will be put through tomorrow and those travelling will have new experience to move through snow walls on both sides at several places.
This time the road reopened more than a fortnight earlier.
(AGENCIES)
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