BRO restores Sumdho-Gramphu road after seven months

Tribune News Service
Mandi, May 25

The Border Roads Organisation today restored the Sumdho-Kaza-Gramphu road via the 15,059-ft-high Kunzum pass in Lahaul and Spiti after a gap of seven months. However, traffic movement will be allowed on this road after a gap of three days.

The restoration of this road would provide easy access to residents of the Spiti valley to Lahaul and Manali. Similarly, tourists can reach the Spiti valley from Manali and Leh side directly. Otherwise, they have to travel via Shimla and Kinnaur districts to enter the Spiti valley.

This road was blocked for traffic movement in the region since November last year because of heavy snowfall at the Kunzum pass and its nearby places in the area. The BRO team worked relentlessly to restore this road earlier as compared to previous years. Generally every year, the BRO restores this road in June.

This road is strategically important for military personnel and civilians in the region because Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur districts share their boundaries with China. This road connects Lahaul and Spiti with Kinnaur.

Additional District Magistrate, Kaza, Gyan Sagar Negi said the BRO had restored the road but it needed proper widening at some stretches for a smooth traffic flow. As soon as the BRO gives the green signal, the Kaza administration will allow traffic on this road within three days.