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Manali – Leh Road Status (2024): OPEN (opened on April 23, 2024) Srinagar – Leh Road Status (2024): OPEN Darcha-Padum (Zanskar) Road Status (2024): OPEN . Manali-Leh highway reopens after five months 23 April 2024: The Manali-Leh national highway (NH-3), which was closed for traffic movement since November 20, 2023 following winter snowfall, has been thrown open for military vehicles as Border Roads Organisation (BRO) completed its snow clearance operations on Tuesday (April 23, 2024). As many stretches of the road are still slippery and narrow, only Indian Army vehicles will be allowed first. As condition improves, the civil administrations of Ladakh and Himachal will take decision to allow civilian vehicles including tourists. The process may take upto a week. However, in case of poor weather conditions and more snowfall, the road can be closed for safety reasons. The Leh-Srinagar highway is already open. The Manali-Darcha-Padum-Nimmu-Leh road was recently opened. Now the Leh-Manali road is also open. The snow clearance could be possible ahead of time due to two reasons -- tireless efforts by BRO teams from Himachal and Ladakh sides and comparatively less winter snowfall. - Manali Leh Highway (NH3) is a 428 km long strategic highway connecting Ladakh to the rest of India via Manali. The highway is strategic for the movement of the armed forces and their supplies and wares to forward areas in Ladakh region that borders both China and Pakistan, as well as connecting the people of Ladakh to India. The highway is an alternate axis to the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh Highway. This road is also popular among tourists. With onset of winters and snow accumulation the highway remains closed from November end till it is opened by the BRO's Work Force. The entire snow clearance operations were executed by Project Deepak in Himachal Pradesh and Project Himank