New Delhi, April 1 -- The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Tuesday opened the Zojila Pass in record time after a closure of 32 days, the defence ministry said.

Zojila Pass is one of the most critical and challenging high-altitude passes in the world connecting Kashmir Valley to Ladakh.

"Border Roads Organisation has opened Zojila Pass in record time after a mere closure for 32 days, today on April 1, 2025, with Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan DG, BRO flagging off the first convoy towards Ladakh," the ministry said in a statement.

This year, the pass faced an unusually short but intense closure period due to relentless snowfall caused by a Western Disturbance for 17 days, from February 27 to March 16, it said.

The sheer volume of accumulated...