The present Zojila Go standing in the present day is OPEN. Passenger autos and vacationers can now cross Zojila Go and journey between Srinagar and Kargil. Visitors, nonetheless, is barely allowed from one facet on alternate days between 9:30 am to 1:00 PM. This can stay to be the routine for the following few weeks.

For instance, if site visitors was allowed from the Srinagar facet on Monday, the site visitors from the Kargil facet shall be allowed on Tuesday. Then from the Srinagar facet on Wednesday, from the Kargil facet on Thursday, and so forth. This route shall be adopted till the snow at Zoji La Go has melted and the highway is extensive sufficient for two-way site visitors. Zojila Go stays closed on Fridays for upkeep work.

Under is a video displaying how the situation at Zojila Go at present is.  Passenger autos and vacationers are nonetheless not allowed on the route. To get the newest updates, you may contact me on Instagram to talk with me or subscribe to my YouTube channel and ask a query there to get the newest standing on the highway.

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Zojila Go Present Standing = CLOSED

From Srinagar to Sonamarg is a easy drive. After Sonamarg, the ascent for Zojila begins and the primary 10 kilometers are on an excellent highway. As you begin climbing up and get nearer to the highest, the highway begins to deteriorate. It will likely be badly damaged with a number of water streams on the way in which and quite a lot of heavy site visitors.

Till Zero Level, which is about 2 kilometers from the highest, the highway will stay to be dangerous. After Zero Level, it’s in wonderful situation all the way in which to Dras and Kargil.

What makes the drive throughout Zojila somewhat tough shouldn’t be really the dangerous highway however the heavy site visitors. The highway is actually fairly extensive. It’s dangerous however extensive sufficient. It’s the site visitors and the lengthy line of vans that make the drive harder.

Methods to Plan a Journey to Zojila Go

There are a few issues that it’s best to remember whereas planning to go to Zojila. The primary is the Friday rule and the second is Zojila Timings.

Zojila on Friday

Zojila stays closed on Friday for highway development and upkeep work. However this rule is generally utilized to greater autos like vans and buses.

In case you had been touring on a motorbike or in a automotive, you’d be allowed to go even on a Friday. You’ll be stopped by the cops and they’ll refuse to allow you to go. However you’ll have to speak to them a bit, request and after just a few refusals, you can be allowed to proceed.

The good thing about crossing Zojila on Friday is that the site visitors is subsequent to none. You’ll not discover any vans and the drive turns into a lot simpler, taking you much less time to finish.

I all the time plan my journey in a means that I cross Zojila on Friday. It’s simply that you’ll have to be somewhat persuasive and speak to the cops. They normally let the bikes and the vehicles go. Vans and Buses usually are not allowed till the latter a part of the day, after 2 pm.

Zojila Timings

Within the early days, after the move has been declared open, site visitors from Sonamarg is allowed after 7 am, and site visitors from Dras is allowed after 10 am. So should you had been driving from the Sonamarg facet, attempt to begin at 7 am.

This fashion, you’ll cross the move earlier than the site visitors from the opposite facet is launched. In case you had been coming from Dras, attain the check-post by 11 am. By that point, the site visitors from Sonamarg would cease.

Srinagar to Sonamarg Street Standing = OPEN

The highway between Srinagar to Sonamarg is at present OPEN and the motels within the valley are additionally open to vacationers. For extra particulars, check out the Finest time to go to Sonamarg.

When will Zojila Go Open?

The opening of Zojila Go completely is determined by the climate and how briskly BRO can clear the snow. However traditionally, it’s the month of April when the move is freed of snow and declared open for civilian site visitors. There have been cases when the move was opened in March as effectively however probabilities of that taking place are extraordinarily uncommon.

To be on the safer facet, don’t plan a visit to Zoji La Go earlier than April fifteenth. If the climate doesn’t favor it, the opening of the move can generally even get delayed to Might 1st week.

When will Srinagar to Sonamarg Street open?

The highway between Srinagar and Sonamarg stays closed in the course of the peak winter season. Within the months from December to March, the highway is barely open until Gagangir. The stretch between Gagangir to Sonamarg stays fully snowed out.

Traditionally, Sonamarg is asserted open for vacationers generally in direction of late March to early April. First, the Sonamarg highway is freed of snow after which Zojila Go is asserted open. To be on the safer facet, don’t plan a visit to Sonamarg any sooner than late March.

Zoji La

The title Zoji La actually means the “mountain move of blizzards” and fairly rightly so. It’s the most tough stretch on the whole Srinagar Leh freeway and it’s due to Zoji La that the Leh route stays closed in the course of the winter season.

The move sits at an altitude of three,528 meters (11,575 ft) and is a well-liked vacationer attraction. You will discover snow on the prime of the move even in the course of the months of summer time on account of which lots of people visiting Sonamarg additionally make a journey to Zoji La Go.

In all my years of touring, I’ve been on quite a few passes. However one move that also makes me somewhat nervous whereas crossing is Zojila. I believe it’s as a result of apart from being a high-altitude move, it is usually a really crowded highway that sees heavy site visitors.

When the move is open, the highway stays busy with vacationer autos, vans, buses, and ongoing development work. I believe this is also the explanation that amongst all of the excessive passes that I do know of, Zojila sees the best variety of accidents and fatalities.

Finest time to go to Zoji La

The very best time to go to Zoji La shall be anytime between Might to October. Nonetheless, even in these months, it’s best to keep away from visiting between late June to August due to the monsoon season and Amarnath Yatra time.

Zojila Go Allow

There isn’t any allow required to go to Zojila Go. When are you able to journey completely is determined by Zojila Go Street standing and the climate.

When does Zojila Go Open?

Under is a month-by-month breakdown itemizing months when the move is open or closed.

• Zojila Go in January = CLOSED; can’t be reached by highway.
• Zojila Go in February = CLOSED; can’t be reached by highway.
• Zojila Go in March = CLOSED; can’t be reached by highway.
• Zojila Go in April = Closed within the first half of the month however open within the latter half.
• Zojila Go in Might = Open however horrible highway situations. It would even be crowded due to individuals touring to Leh Ladakh.
• Zojila Go in June = Open however the area begins to expertise pre-monsoon showers by the top of the month. It would additionally begin to get crowded because of the Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage.
• Zojila Go in July = Open however a foul time to go to due to the monsoon. Extraordinarily dangerous highway situations on the prime of the move.
• Zojila Go in August = Open however a foul time to go to due to the monsoon. Extraordinarily dangerous highway situations on the prime of the move.
• Zojila Go in September = Open; and an excellent time to go to
• Zojila Go in October = Open however the move begins to obtain snow in direction of the top of the month.
• Zojila Go in November = Open however a foul time to go to. It could possibly snow anytime inflicting the roads to get blocked.
• Zojila Go in December = CLOSED

Sonamarg to Zojila Go Distance

The gap between Sonamarg and Zojila Go is 23 kilometers.

Sonamarg to Zero Level Distance

Zero-point is definitely positioned just a few kilometers from Zojila prime, in direction of Kargil. Coming from Srinagar, the full distance to the zero level shall be about 105 kilometers. From Sonamarg, the gap is about 27 kilometers.

Sonmarg to Zojila Go Taxi Fare

A personal taxi from Sonamarg to Zojila Go will value you Rs. 5000 for a route journey. There are not any shared cabs out there although.

Zojila Go Street Standing – Conclusion

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