According to the latest news, road to Suru and Zanskar Valley has opened. This is fantastic news for tourists heading to Ladakh, now they can witness the beauty of Suru and Zanskar Valley.

The 250-km-long Kargil-Zanaskar road was reopened for traffic after it remained closed for six winter months due to ten to 40 feet of snowfall.

Meanwhile, hundreds of vehicles carrying passengers and essential commodities reached different parts of the Ladakh region from Srinagar after the 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway was again reopened for traffic on April 22.

The chief executive councilor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, Asgar Karbalayee today flagged off the first convoy to Padum, the headquarters of Zanaskar. The road remained closed for six winter months. The road passes through Panzilla, which is at the foothill of Nun (7135 meters and Kun (7077 meters) peaks and Durung glacier where about 30 feet to 40 feet snowfall was recorded this winter.

Source: Greater Kashmir