KashmirSrinagar-Leh highway reopens after winter break

Srinagar-Leh highway reopens after winter break

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Srinagar-Leh highway reopens after winter break

ZOJILA: The 434-km Srinagar-Leh highway, the only road connecting the Valley with the frontier region of Ladakh, was thrown open to vehicular traffic today after remaining closed for four months owing to heavy snowfall during winter.

The highway was jointly thrown open for the traffic by Lieutenant General J S Sandhu, General-Officer-Commanding of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps and Lieutenant General P J S Pannu, GOC of the Leh-based 14 Corps, in Zojila.

Complementing the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel on the opening of the road by braving adverse conditions in extremely difficult and risky terrain, Lt Gen Sandhu said the sustenance of the people in Ladakh and depends on the highway.

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