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Manali – Leh Road Status (2025): CLOSED (Expected to open by May 10) Srinagar – Leh Road Status (2025): Partially OPEN Darcha-Padum (Zanskar) Road Status (2025): OPEN with Conditions Note: Leh - Manali road is expected to open by May 10 in 2025. Leh-Srinagar road is open for one directional traffic on alternate days, and this road is expected to open normally in early May. Darcha-Shinkula-Padum road is open for locals and stranded tourists. 29 April 2025: According to various news sources, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has moved extra machinery towards Baralacha and Sarchu to reopen the Manali-Sarchu-Leh highway as soon as possible. The snow from the road is expected to be cleared within a week and road can be thrown open for military and essential supplies. General vehicular movement is expected to be allowed after May 10. Please note that these are just expected dates. The actual opening dates completely depends on weather conditions. 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. 20 April 2025: Heavy snowfall across Ladakh and upper Himachal blocked both Leh-Manali