Tag: manali-leh road status 2015

Heavy snowfall set to delay opening of Manali-Leh highway If you are planning to visit Ladakh by daunting Manali-Leh highway, it's better to make necessary changes in your itinerary. According to confirmed reports, heavy snowfall and several avalanches along the Manali-Leh highway will delay opening of the highway for vehicular traffic. The road is expected to open on or after the first week of June 2015. Both Rohtang pass and Baralacha pass are deep under 30 to 50 feet of snow. Border Roads Organization (BRO) is all set to start its snow clearing operation on strategically important Manali-Leh highway, one of the highest and dangerous highways of the world, in the next few days. The operation, which is already delayed due to inclement weather conditions, is expected to start next week. Click Here to Check Manali-Leh Road Status of 2016 Heavy winter snowfall blocks Manali-Leh highway every year in November and BRO starts removing snow from highwayfrom Gulaba, near 23km north of Manal, every year on March 1. But conditions are quite different this year. Some of the parts along Manali-Leh highway have already received highest snow in last 36 years, while more snow is likely in next one and half month. Some parts along highway, particularly near Rohtang and Baralacha pass, have received over 40 feet of snow. Sources said that cutting through the thick sheet of snow is not easy this year and can delay opening of Manali-Leh highway. BRO commander, Colonel KP Rajendera Kumar, who looks after operations of 38 Border Road Task Force (headquartered in Manali), shared with local media: "We have made a strategy. Bad weather conditions, heavy snowfall and avalanche warnings have forced us to delay the snow clearing operation. There is prediction for more snowfall and threat of avalanches. We are expecting to start clearing snow towards Rohtang pass in second or third