Project Deepak undertook the operation from Manali to Sarchu (border of Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh) and Project Himank clearing the highway from Leh to Sarchu.
Every winter, the strategically important national highway, connecting Leh with Manali, witnesses extreme weather conditions leading to heavy snowfall and avalanches blocking the road starting from November till it is cleared by the BRO.
The meeting jeld by Jammu and Kashmir LG was attended by shrine board members-- Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj, DC Raina, Kailash Mehra Sadhu, K N Rai, KN Shrivastava, Pitambar Lal Gupta, Dr Shailesh Raina, Prof Vishwamurti Shastri and Manju Garg.