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There are three ways to reach Kargil now. The first two are highways
1)
Jammu - Srinagar - Kargil [Zoji La pass]
2)
Manali - Leh - Kargil [Rohtang Pass - Baralacha Pass - Lunglacha Pass - Taglang Pass]
3 )
Manali - Darcha - Padum - Kargil [Shinku La - Penci La]
Zoji La Pass is getting a tunnel (Zoji La Tunnel + Z-Morh Tunnel) by 2026.
Rohtang Pass is getting an all weather tunnel (Atal Tunnel)
but Leh- Manali highway WILL NOT be an all weather road as Baralacha Pass and other Passes will still be snow covered.
I will cover the third road here
Manali - Darcha - Padum - Kargil road
Padum is a town of Zanskar valley tehsil. It had connectivity to Kargil via Penci La Pass. But for the Buddhist population connectivity to Himachal Pradesh was much desired. Going to Himachal Pradesh meant a detour of almost 600 km!! (Padum - Kargil - Leh - Manali)
So a new road is being built via Shinku La Pass (also called Shingo La Pass) to Darcha ( in Himachal Pradesh)
The Darcha-Shinkula-Zanskar route receives less snowfall and can be an easier all-weather approach to Ladakh in winter, say BRO engineers. The BRO has already started work from the Darcha side as this project was conceived much earlier, along with the 8.82-km-long Rohtang tunnel that will connect Lahaul with the Kullu valley permanently, they say. (
Link)
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachal/3rd-access-to-kargil-via-manali-671859
DARCHA:Almost two decades after Kargil came into limelight following a limited conflict with Pakistan over intruders transgressing the Line of Control, the strategically important town in Jammu and Kashmir has got a third axis of approach via Manali.
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/a...s-planned-under-baralacha-shinkula-pass-18126