srinagar, Dec 20 :The highway, connecting the Ladakh region with the Kashmir valley, has been closed for winter months to avoid any accident following slippery road conditions due to blow freezing temperature. "We have closed the highway from today as per orders by the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir," traffic police sources said. They said the road has become very slippery particularly at Zojila, Meenmarg, Zero-Point, India Gate and other places, where the mercury remained below minus 10 to minus 15 degree Celsius during the night and sub zero during the day. |