Srinagar - Leh highway closed due to snowfall and bad weather conditions

Srinagar-Leh highway has been closed until further notice. The Ladakh administration has passed the orders of closing the Srinagar-Leh highway for vehicular movement until further orders to , owing to safety of people. This move comes in the wake of continuous spell of snowfall and extreme weather conditions in the region.

Referring to this, the Ladakh administration added that due to a continuous spell of snowfall and extreme weather conditions at Zoji-la axis, there is heavy accumulation of snow. The administration also added that the highway is not fit for vehicular movement at this moment. Therefore, in the interest of the general public, the Srinagar-Leh highway will remain closed for all kinds of civilian vehicular movement till further orders.
They further advised tourists and the general public to suspend any travel on the Srinagar - Leh highway through Zoji-La (Pass) axis with immediate effect. If reports of the Indian Meteorological Department are to go by, places like Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttarakhand, will be experiencing heavy rainfall and snow for some days, as the western disturbance is very active in that region.

Also, as per the latest news reports, eight flights have been cancelled from Srinagar airport after poor visibility was reported due to light snow recently.