The Border Roads Organisation Tuesday started clearing snowfrom the 12-km-long Gagangeer-Sonamarg road along the Srinagar-Kargil highway,officials said
The road was closed in December last year following heavysnowfall.
A BRO official said the clearance work will be completed bythe end of March “if weather remains favourable”.
He said there is huge snow to be cleared this year ascompared to last year on the road from Gagangeer side.
“Around six to seven feet of snow has accumulated on theroad this year,” he said.
He said after reaching Sonamarg, “we will be heading towardsthe Zojila pass to clear its 30-km-long stretch of snow”.
The project beacon of the BRO is responsible for maintenanceand clearance of the road up to zero point near Zojila from Sonamarg side,while the Vijayak of the BRO clears the road from the Drass side.