Ladakh to soon get all-weather road from Manali

Ladakh, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Kashmir, will now be accessible in all weather conditions via all-weather road connectivity from Manali in Himachal Pradesh. This comes as a good news for travellers as during most of the time during winters, the Srinagar-Leh national highway remains closed due to the accumulation of snow and slippery road conditions.
The region will be accessible by a double-lane motorable road from Manali through Zanskar area of Kargil. Referring to this development, a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) official said that the cold desert region will now be accessible in all weather conditions, thereby providing a strategic advantage to the country and the Kargil region, which witnessed the transgression from the Pakistan side in 1999.
BRO’s Project Vijayak has built this road network by cutting through tough mountains and building a motorable road. This new road connectivity will be the third axis after Srinagar-Leh and Manali via Leh routes connecting Ladakh to the rest of the country. Referring to Project Vijayak, the BRO official stated that the initial trekking route connected Jammu and Kashmir at Padum in Kargil’s Zanskar to Darcha in Lahaul Valley of Himachal Pradesh through Shinkula Pass. He also informed that the Lahaul Valley had been widened and turned into a motorable road by the persistent efforts of BRO men by using high-end machinery.

As per the latest news reports, the Darcha-Padum link will be improved and widened further by next summer, when work on the roads will resume again. Now, with this all-weather road connectivity open for access, it is a matter of pride in terms of strategic advantage for the country and joy for travellers and tourists.