Rohtang Pass opens to traffic

Tribune News Service

Mandi, November 12

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has restored the 13,050-foot-high Rohtang Pass, the gateway to Lahaul on the Manali-Leh highway, to traffic on Monday night. The road was blocked on Saturday after a heavy snowfall.

The BRO had engaged its workforce and machinery for the snow clearance work. BRO Commander Colonel Uma Shankar told The Tribune, “Despite tough geographical conditions, the BRO workforce had worked round the clock in the below zero temperature to restore traffic on the pass. There was over 4 feet snow on the road near Rohtang.”

Sub Divisional Magistrate, Manali, Raman Gharsangi said around 30 vehicles were crossed from the Lahaul side to Manali, which stranded near Rohtang. A rescue team of the local administration was sent to the spot to move the stranded vehicles out of the area.

He said the movement of vehicles from Manali to Lahaul on Wednesday will depend on weather conditions in the region.