It was in last year september i went to manali. Rohtang pass which was nearly 51 kms from manali was a beautiful place covered with snow & sorrounded with
mountains.i am not able to see the place but get some time to play with snow. we halted/stopped nearly 11 km to rohtang pass as the area was completely
covered with snow & was very difficult for drivers of tourist vehicles.
that was the only reason gaurds doesn't allow you to pass through the gates.


"Traffic resumed on the second highest motorable road in the world after Border Roads Organization (BRO) cleared the snow from a highly
treacherous road connecting Ladakh with the rest of the country."

The road linking Manali and Leh towns is closed for over six months every year,
as high mountain passes are cut off with heavy winter snow.

The rugged 470-kilometer road passes through the 5,360 meters high Tanglang La pass and the Rohtang Pass is,
however, the biggest hurdle on the long-winding road.

The BRO used snow cutters and heavy machinery to clear the road, which also serves as a strategic route for the army to reach the mountainous town of Leh.

The weather changes unpredictably, and temperatures dip to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius making working in the region harsh and the sun is
extremely bright.

The only other vital road link to Leh, from Srinagar city in Jammu and Kashmir via Kargil town, was opened by BRO a fortnight ago.

The BRO, established as an arm of the Indian army, is responsible for construction and maintenance of vital border highways across the
entire Himalayan range.

The BRO has also undertaken fencing stretches of India's porous borders with Bangladesh.

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