All road links to high-altitude areas, which were closed for the past nearly six winter months, are in the process of being thrown open to vehicular traffic.
The strategic Zojila, which connects the Kashmir valley with the Ladakh region through the 434-km-long road, was open as the snow had been cleared off the road. “It will take a day or two to throw open the road officially after confirmation from our drivers,” said Brig AK Das, Chief Engineer of Beacon Project of the BRO.
The Centre has already approved an all-weather road to the region. It will be completed in the next seven years.
The 84-km-long Mughal Road, connecting Kashmir via Shopian district with Poonch district in the Jammu region, was opened for light vehicular traffic on Saturday.
The only road link that has not been reopened so far is the Anantnag-Kishtwar road that passes through Sinthan Top.
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