"Due to heavy snowfall along the Atal tunnel yesterday the vehicles and tourists got stuck. However, BRO swung into action clearing the route of snow and rescuing the stranded tourists. The road has since been cleared and the tunnel is open for traffic," posted Ministry of Defence Principal
The Border Roads Organisation's (BRO) Project HIMANK has commenced snow clearance works to restore access to the Ladakh Region from the Manali side on Thursday.
A snow clearance operation is going on at Mughal Road after the avalanche-hit area has been restricted by the Poonch District Administration, according to the local administration.
The nine stations reported 1-5 feet of snow depths and also gave details on the road status. The stations included Keylong, Kaza, Sumdo, Udaipur, Tindi, Koksar, Sissu, North Portal and South Portal.
Speaking to ANI on the fresh snowfall in the district on Friday, Tehsildar Umar Jahanzeb said, "Since the tourist season is about to begin and snowfall is going to play a major role in attracting tourists, we will make efforts to clear the roads. I came here to check on the situation. The
Vehicular movement was restored on the Mughal road after snow clearance work was completed from the road in Pirpanjal Mountains Range by the PWD (Public Works Department) on Saturday.
Higher reaches of the Lahaul-Spiti received fresh snowfall following which the Border Roads Organization (BRO) have carried out snow-clearing operations at the National Highway in Lahaul-Spiti on Thursday morning.
Higher reaches of the Pir Panjal range received fresh snowfall following which the local authorities have been carried out snow clearing operations at the Mughal Road,which connects Rajouri and Poonch districts with Kashmir.
"Snow clearance this year has been particularly challenging, considering the concentrated spells of snowfall, freezing any movement of civilians and army persons. Army Sappers deployed at altitudes ranging from 14000-18000 feet are relentlessly executing the snow clearance. These missions ar