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Border Roads Organisation (BRO) opened strategic Zojila Pass on the Greater Himalayan Range on 16 March 2023. The pass at 11,650 feet which acts as a gateway between Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir was kept open for traffic till January 06, 2023 through relentless snow clearance operations amidst tough weather conditions, ensuring… ....
The strategic 434 km long Srinagar-Leh highway was thrown open for vehicular traffic on Thursday by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in a record 68 days, a Defence PRO statement said. In the continuing saga of performing beyond expectations, the Border Roads Organisation added another feather in its already studded cap, by opening the mighty Zojila Pass on the Greater Himalayan Range on 16 Mar 2023. Zojila Pass is located on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh road (NH-1) at a height of 11,650 feet and provides a vital strategic link between Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region. This pass used to normally close by October/ November every year and re-open only by April/ May in the yesteryears with the total closure time averaging to almost five to six months. Despite a spell of severe winter which has witnessed the highest snowfall in the last five years, BRO rose to the challenge and initiated various measures to ensure early opening of the Zojila Pass. ....