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Srinagar-Leh highway reopens after winter break

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 5/12/2017 11:45:53 PM

SRINAGAR, May 12: The 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway, the only road connecting the Kashmir 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 weather conditions in extremely difficult and risky terrain, Lt Gen Sandhu said the sustenance of the people in Ladakh and Kargil depends on the highway.