Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 25: The Srinagar-Leh highway was opened for traffic today after remaining closed for nearly five-month during winter.
The Border Roads Organization (BRO) men and machinery worked for several weeks before the road was thrown open. This year there was heavy snowfall and lot of snow had accumulated on the highway.
“For the next one week, only light vehicles will be allowed on the highway,” Brigadier TPS Rawat, Chief Engineer of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), said.
“Despite heavy snowfall this winter, the road has been opened ahead of schedule. We had kept the road open up to December 7 last year and have opened it today after a gap of nearly five months,” Rawat said.
The 437 kilometre road was opened after Lt. General Syed Atta Hasnain, General Officer Commanding of 15 corps, flagged off a convoy across the Zojila Pass in the presence of Lt. General S Ravishankar, Director General of BRO.
All the essential supplies to the Ladakh region and those for the army units posted in the border areas are routed through this road.
A convoy of vehicles with the passengers and goods left for Ladakh region today.
Meanwhile, there will be one way traffic on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway IA in view of Annual Darbar Move summer session on April 28 and April 29, 2012 and May 05 and May 06, 2012. No Jammu bound traffic will be allowed on these days on the National Highway IA.
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