Srinagar-Leh pass reopens

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Updated On Apr 25, 2012 09:10 pm IST

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A Kashmiri porter with horses looks on from the newly-reopened Srinagar-Leh highway in Zojila Pass, about 108 km (67 miles) east of Srinagar. The 443 km (275 mile) long highway was opened for the season by Indian Army authorities after remaining snow at Zojila Pass, some 3,530 metres (11,581 feet) above sea level, had been cleared. The pass connects Kashmir with the Buddhist-dominated Ladakh region, a famous tourist destination among foreign tourists for its monasteries, landscapes and mountains. AFP PHOTO/Tauseef MUSTAFA

Updated on Apr 25, 2012 09:10 pm IST

A Kashmiri porter with horses looks on from the newly-reopened Srinagar-Leh highway in Zojila Pass, about 108 km (67 miles) east of Srinagar. The 443 km (275 mile) long highway was opened for the season by Indian Army authorities after remaining snow at Zojila Pass, some 3,530 metres (11,581 feet) above sea level, had been cleared. The pass connects Kashmir with the Buddhist-dominated Ladakh region, a famous tourist destination among foreign tourists for its monasteries, landscapes and mountains. AFP PHOTO/Tauseef MUSTAFA

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A soldier keeps watch along the Srinagar-Leh highway in Zojila, about 108 km (67 miles) east of Srinagar. The 443 km (275 mile) long highway was opened for the season by Army authorities after remaining snow at Zojila Pass, some 3,530 metres (11,581 feet) above sea level, had been cleared. The pass connects Kashmir with the Buddhist-dominated Ladakh region, a famous tourist destination among foreign tourists for its monasteries, landscapes and mountains. AFP PHOTO/Tauseef MUSTAFA

Updated on Apr 25, 2012 09:10 pm IST

A soldier keeps watch along the Srinagar-Leh highway in Zojila, about 108 km (67 miles) east of Srinagar. The 443 km (275 mile) long highway was opened for the season by Army authorities after remaining snow at Zojila Pass, some 3,530 metres (11,581 feet) above sea level, had been cleared. The pass connects Kashmir with the Buddhist-dominated Ladakh region, a famous tourist destination among foreign tourists for its monasteries, landscapes and mountains. AFP PHOTO/Tauseef MUSTAFA

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Vehicles ply the Srinagar-Leh highway in Zojila, about 108 km (67 miles) east of Srinagar. The 443 km (275 mile) long highway was opened for the season by Army authorities after remaining snow at Zojila Pass, some 3,530 metres (11,581 feet) above sea level, had been cleared. The pass connects Kashmir with the Buddhist-dominated Ladakh region, a famous tourist destination among foreign tourists for its monasteries, landscapes and mountains. AFP PHOTO/Tauseef MUSTAFA

Updated on Apr 25, 2012 09:10 pm IST

Vehicles ply the Srinagar-Leh highway in Zojila, about 108 km (67 miles) east of Srinagar. The 443 km (275 mile) long highway was opened for the season by Army authorities after remaining snow at Zojila Pass, some 3,530 metres (11,581 feet) above sea level, had been cleared. The pass connects Kashmir with the Buddhist-dominated Ladakh region, a famous tourist destination among foreign tourists for its monasteries, landscapes and mountains. AFP PHOTO/Tauseef MUSTAFA

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Kashmiri porters on horseback travel past walls of snow along the newly-reopened Srinagar-Leh highway in Zojila, about 108 km (67 miles) east of Srinagar. The 443 km (275 mile) long highway was opened for the season by Army authorities after remaining snow at Zojila Pass, some 3,530 metres (11,581 feet) above sea level, had been cleared. The pass connects Kashmir with the Buddhist-dominated Ladakh region, a famous tourist destination among foreign tourists for its monasteries, landscapes and mountains. AFP PHOTO/Tauseef MUSTAFA

Updated on Apr 25, 2012 09:10 pm IST

Kashmiri porters on horseback travel past walls of snow along the newly-reopened Srinagar-Leh highway in Zojila, about 108 km (67 miles) east of Srinagar. The 443 km (275 mile) long highway was opened for the season by Army authorities after remaining snow at Zojila Pass, some 3,530 metres (11,581 feet) above sea level, had been cleared. The pass connects Kashmir with the Buddhist-dominated Ladakh region, a famous tourist destination among foreign tourists for its monasteries, landscapes and mountains. AFP PHOTO/Tauseef MUSTAFA

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Vehicles pass through snow-bound Zojila pass, situated at a height of 11,643 ft, as strategic Srinagar-Leh highway was opened for traffic after a nearly five-month winter break. PTI Photo by S Irfan

Updated on Apr 25, 2012 09:10 pm IST

Vehicles pass through snow-bound Zojila pass, situated at a height of 11,643 ft, as strategic Srinagar-Leh highway was opened for traffic after a nearly five-month winter break. PTI Photo by S Irfan

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Load carriers and private taxis pass through snow-bound Zojila pass, situated at a height of 11,643 ft, as strategic Srinagar-Leh highway was opened for traffic after a nearly five-month winter break. PTI Photo by S Irfan

Updated on Apr 25, 2012 09:10 pm IST

Load carriers and private taxis pass through snow-bound Zojila pass, situated at a height of 11,643 ft, as strategic Srinagar-Leh highway was opened for traffic after a nearly five-month winter break. PTI Photo by S Irfan

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Vehicles pass through snow-bound Zojila pass, situated at a height of 11,643 ft, as strategic Srinagar-Leh highway was opened for traffic after a nearly five-month winter break. PTI Photo by S Irfan

Updated on Apr 25, 2012 09:10 pm IST

Vehicles pass through snow-bound Zojila pass, situated at a height of 11,643 ft, as strategic Srinagar-Leh highway was opened for traffic after a nearly five-month winter break. PTI Photo by S Irfan

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Vehicles passing through Zojila pass, situated at a height of 11,643 ft, as strategic Srinagar-Leh highway was opened for traffic after a nearly five-month winter break. PTI Photo by S Irfan

Updated on Apr 25, 2012 09:10 pm IST

Vehicles passing through Zojila pass, situated at a height of 11,643 ft, as strategic Srinagar-Leh highway was opened for traffic after a nearly five-month winter break. PTI Photo by S Irfan

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GOC 15 Corps Lt Gen S A Hasnain cuts the ribbon to open Zojila Pass in J&K. The Srinagar-Leh highway was reopned for traffic after remaining closed for over 5 months. PTI Photo by S Irfan

Updated on Apr 25, 2012 09:10 pm IST

GOC 15 Corps Lt Gen S A Hasnain cuts the ribbon to open Zojila Pass in J&K. The Srinagar-Leh highway was reopned for traffic after remaining closed for over 5 months. PTI Photo by S Irfan

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A man guides his mules at snow-bound Zojila pass, situated at a height of 11,643 ft, as strategic Srinagar-Leh highway was opened for traffic after a nearly five-month winter break. PTI Photo by S Irfan

Updated on Apr 25, 2012 09:10 pm IST

A man guides his mules at snow-bound Zojila pass, situated at a height of 11,643 ft, as strategic Srinagar-Leh highway was opened for traffic after a nearly five-month winter break. PTI Photo by S Irfan

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