epa10392327 Vehicles pass icicles
hanging on the snow covered mountains on the Zojila pass, some
108 km (67 miles) east of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian
Kashmir, 06 January 2023. For the first time in its history the
Zojila Pass has remained open until 06 January during the
winter. The Zojila pass, at an altitude of 11,643 feet, connects
Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory with the Ladakh Union
Territory on the fair weather strategic Srinagar-Leh Road used
to get blocked early winter. However, with the efforts of the
Border Road Organisation (BRO) and scant snowfall the highway
has remained open for an extended period this winter.
EPA/FAROOQ KHAN
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