Manali – Leh Road Status (2025): CLOSED Srinagar – Leh Road Status (2025): PARTIALLY OPEN Darcha-Padum (Zanskar) Road Status (2025): CLOSED 16 January 2025: Another spell of snowfall has added to the thickness of snow accumulated on the road along Leh-Manali highway which is completely closed for traffic movement. The highway will now reopen in May after Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will clear the snow. The Leh-Srinagar highway is also blocked following snowfall at Zojila pass, Drass, and Sonmarg areas. The road can reopen for 4X4 vehicles in a few days, but its advisable for tourists not to travel by road as surface is extremely slippery. 6 January 2025: More snowfall along Manali-Leh highway today. 27 December 2024: Heavy snowfall has blocked the entire length of the Manali-Sarchu-Leh high (NH-3). May areas have received over 2.5-foot deep snow. Note: Its extremely dangerous to drive/travel on the Leh-Manali highway due to deposit of ice on road surface. The vehicles are skidding on the road, and sudden snowfall can trap vehicles for days or months. The road will reopen for normal and safe travel in May 2025 (next year). Tourists can travel to Leh by flight in winter season as well. 06 December 2024: Manali-Leh road is closed for tourists. Tourists are allowed to travel from Manali till Zingzingbar only (before Baralacha pass) if they have 4X4 (four wheel drive) vehicles. Only local people can travel on this highway after ensuring safe driving conditions. Vehicles from Darcha check post will be allowed only from 9 AM to 1 PM. Similarly, tourists can travel to Shinkula pass from 9 AM to 1 PM only with 4X4 vehicles. 19 November 2024: Due to icing of the road under extreme cold conditions, strict traffic regulations are in place from today onwards. The vehicular movement on
Manali – Leh Road Status (2025): CLOSED Srinagar – Leh Road Status (2025): PARTIALLY OPEN Darcha-Padum (Zanskar) Road Status (2025): CLOSED 16 January 2025: Another spell of snowfall has added to the thickness of snow accumulated on the road along Leh-Manali highway which is completely closed for traffic movement. The highway will now reopen in
Srinagar - Leh Road (2018): OPEN Manali - Leh Road (2018): CLOSE (Officially closed on Oct 15 till 2019 summer season) Manali - Rohtang Road (2018): OPEN Click here to know the Manali-Leh Road Status for 2020 CLICK HERE to know the Manali-Leh road status for 2019 Police posts removed; Manali-Leh road closed officially Update on October 15, 2018 October 15, 2018: The Manali-Leh highway has been closed officially for vehicular traffic beyond Darcha village of Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal, about 145km from Manali. The road is still operational between Manali and Keylong up to Darcha and will be closed officially on November 15. Traffic between Lahaul and Leh is closed officially every year on October 15 under subzero temperature when everything starts freezing in the area. Lahaul-Spiti police have removed seasonal traffic check post from Darcha, the last village of district towards Ladakh, on Monday. Police check post from Sarchu has already been removed after recent heavy snowfall. Now there is nobody to monitor safe movement of the vehicles. People of Leh and tourists can now opt for Srinagar-Leh highway which closes weeks after this highway. Lahaul-Spiti superintendent of police Rajesh Dharmani said police check post at Darcha will remain shut during winter season. “Rescue posts would be set up on either sides of Rohtang pass on November 15. We have advised people not to drive towards Leh as it can prove fatal. The road surface has been covered with ice, making it very slippery.” Very heavy snowfall on September 22 and 23 and blocked all the passes including Rohtang and Baralacha pass and hundreds of tourists and vehicles had stranded for days. However, Border Roads Organization (BRO) had cleared snow from Manali-Leh highway on October 1 to facilitate the stranded people and vehicles. There is no snow on the highway but corners of the road are still protected by thick layer of snow at many places. BRO will keep working
Srinagar – Leh Road (2018): OPEN Manali – Leh Road (2018): CLOSE (Officially closed on Oct 15 till 2019 summer season) Manali – Rohtang Road (2018): OPEN Click here to know the Manali-Leh Road Status for 2020 CLICK HERE to know the Manali-Leh road status for 2019 Police posts removed; Manali-Leh road closed officially Update
