The authorities on Wednesday threw open the Leh-Manali Roadfor traffic movement after remained suspended for over six months due to heavysnow accumulation.
“The Leh-Manali road serves as a life line for the people ofLadakh. It is an important axis and a major responsibility of the Border Roadsto clear the snow and throw it open for the public,” said Border RoadOrganization (BRO) Chief Engineer Brig Nitin K Sharma, in a statement.
He said that the BRO personnel worked with strenuous effortsto re-open the road.
“Despite Sub-zero temperature, high altitude and threat ofavalanches our jawans faced unprecedented hardships in the snow clearanceoperation to ensure the early re-opening of the strategic road,” he said.
He said that the weather had played spoilsport in the snowclearance operation.