Manali-Keylong road restored

Tribune News Service

Mandi, January 11

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) today accelerated the work to restore the Manali-Leh highway between Manali and Keyong after weather became favourable.

The BRO pressed its machinery and workforce from Sissu toward Keylong and from Keylong toward Sissu to restore the roads up to the north portal of the Atal Tunnel from the Lahaul side and toward the south portal of the tunnel from the Manali side.

As per BRO sources, the road between Manali and the Solang valley was restored to the movement of 4x4 vehicles. The snow clearance operation was underway toward the South portal of the Atal Tunnel ahead of the Solang valley.

Keylong SDM Priya Nagta said, “The BRO has restored the road between Tandi and Keylong. The snow clearance operation is underway between Sissu and Tandi to restore the road between Manali and Keylong. It is expected that if weather remains favourable, the BRO will open the road from the district headquarters of Keylong to the north portal of the Atal Tunnel within two days”.

She said that a snow clearance operation was underway between Keylong and Udaipur, which was ealier blocked following heavy snowfall in Lahaul and Spiti for the past few days.