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Drass (3230 m), 60 km west of Kargil district on the road to Srinagar-Leh highway, is a small township lying in the centre of the valley of the same name. It has become famous as the second coldest inhabited place in the world by virtue of the intense cold that descends upon the valley along with repeated snowfalls during winters. Winter temperature is sometimes known to plummet to less than minus

40 degrees. The Dras valley starts from the base of the Zojila pass, the Himalayan gateway to Ladakh. For centuries its inhabitants are known to have negotiated this formidable pass even during the most risky period in the late autumn or early spring, when the whole sector remains snow-bound and is subject to frequent snow storms, to transport trader's merchandise across and to help stranded travellers to traverse it. By virtue of their mastery over the pass they had established a monopoly over the carrying trade during the heyday of the Pan-Asian trade. A hardly people enduring with fortitude and harshness of the valley's winter, the inhabitants of Dras can well be described as the guardian's of Ladakh's gateway. Drass is a convenient base for a 3-day long trek to Suru valley across the sub-range separating the two valleys. This trek passes through some of the most beautiful upland villages and flower sprinkled meadows on both sides of the 4500 mts high Umbala pass, which falls enroute. The trek to the holy cave of Amarnath in neighbouring Kashmir, which stars from Minamarg below Zojila, takes 3 days and involves crossing of 5200 mts high pass. Drass also offers numerous shorter treks and hikes to the upland villages. The town shot into prominence in the summer of 1999 following Pakistani-backed intrusions into Ladakh region. The Kargil War saw the town being shelled by infiltrators and the war ended with the Indian Army recapturing the areas surrounding the town and the Kargil district. Its inhabitants are of the Dard stock, an A***n race believed to have originally come from Central Asia. They are a hardy people enduring with fortitude the harsh winter in Drass. An ancestral sport played by the Dards with particular zeal resembles our modern- day polo. An encounter with the locals provides an opportunity to study their lifestyle.

02/03/2025

Kargil Drass Highway Still Blocked 🔥🔥

01/03/2025

रास्ता ❤️🔥

28/02/2025

Drass Early Morning Shots 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

28/02/2025

Early Morning Shots Today ❤️❤️

27/02/2025

It's Snowing Here at Drass 😍😍

26/02/2025

Drass Market Today 🔥🔥

22/02/2025

NH1D Nowadays 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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16/01/2025

Zojila pass Just Now❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

09/01/2025

Advisory To The Travelers of Zojila Pass Via Ladakh Police 🫰

05/01/2025

It's Snowing at DRASS

04/01/2025

Penalty Shoot Ice Hockey Final B/W Drass Warriors Vs Pashkum ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

31/12/2024

30/12/2024

Traffic Resumed at ZOJILA PASS Today 🔥🔥🔥

29/12/2024

🚗*Traffic Plan/Advisory for 30th December 2024*🚜

🌎DRASS LADAKH 📰

▫️ *Kargil- Srinagar (SSG ) Road* :-
Subject to fair weather and road clearance after getting green signal from BRO Only one way traffic for all LMVs with Anti-skid chains followed by HMVs only six tyers shall be allowed from *Sonamarag towards Minamarg within 1000hrs to 1500hrs* After cut off timing no vehicle shall be allowed towards Zojila axis from TCP Sonamarag.

🔳 *Kargil-Zanskar (Penzila) Road*:-
Subject to fair weather and road clearance ,All type of vehicles with Anti-skid chains shall be allowed from both sides.

🔳 *Padum Darcha -Shinkula Road*:-
Road will remain closed till further notice.

*For any updates, details and help, please dial*:-
*ERSS -112*
*PCR Kargil* 9541902331
*PCR Gandarbal*
9906668731
*For Zojila Axis* 👇
*Traffic police Sonamarag*
8494099118
Traffic Control Room Rural Kashmir.(0194- 2450022, 2485396, 18001807091, 103).
SHO PS Drass 9541902336
ICPP Minamarg
9541902356
ICPP Shilikchey 9541902358.
*For Penzila Axis* 👇
SHO PS Zanskar 9469655510
SHO PS Panikhar 9541902354
ICPP Rangdum 7051700484
*For Shinkula Axis* 👇
Distt. PCR Keylong (HP).
8988092298
SHO PS Zanskar
89469655510
SHO PS Keylong
7018870266.
IC SCO Darcha
8219986337
IC P*P Kargyak
6005609381

29/12/2024

ZOJILA PASS #

28/12/2024

KARGIL Today 🔥🔥🔥

28/12/2024

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