Category: Padum Darcha Road Status

On this post, we shall keep you updated about the status of the Manali-Darcha-Shinkula pass - Padum (Zanskar Valley) road status. As Zanskar valley in Ladakh is a new tourist hotspot due to its sensational and mind-boggling places like Drang Drung Glacier, Pensi La Pass, Gonbo Rangjon, Phugtal Monastery, Sani Monastery, Stongdey gompa, Karsha gompa, Padum etc, the Manali-Darcha-Padum road has become a major link to the Zanskar valley. We shall try to update this page as frequently as it will be possible for us. 24 April 2025: To help the stranded tourists in Ladakh who had come by road from Srinagar side or wanted to go out of Ladakh by road, special evacuation arrangements have been made via Padum (Zanskar) - Shinkula - Darcha - Manali road. The one way traffic from Kargiakh (Zanskar) towards Darcha (Himachal) will be allowed on 24 April 2025 from 9 AM to 1 PM. Similarly, the traffic from Darcha towards Padum will be allowed on 25 April 2025. This arrangement will be in place until further orders. However, plying of the vehicles will depend on weather conditions. Vehicles should be 4X4, preferably with anti-skid snow chains. Travellers will go only at their own risk as there are chances of avalanches, rockslides, landslides, and road is very slippery at some places. 15 April 2025: The Darcha-Padum road via Shinkula pass is open with certain conditions and restrictions for local residents. 28 March 2025: The Manali-Darcha-Padum road is expected to open (for local residents only) in April as BRO is clearing snow across Shinkula pass. 6 January 2025: As snowfall continues, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will not clear snow from Shinkula pass as all efforts to reopen the Padum-Darcha road will fail in peak winter. Also, there is no emergency requirement of this road as