Chamba: After eight months, the Saach Pass on the Chamba-Bairagarh-Killar highway, which links the Pangi tribal valley with the rest of Chamba district, was reopened for light vehicles on Saturday.

The HP PWD, Tissa Division, Executive Engineer Harsh Puri said the Saach Pass remained closed due to snowfall during the winter every year.

The PWD workforce removed the snow at Saach Pass at an altitude of about 14,500 feet, Puri said, adding that about 40 feet snow rocks had to be cut with heavy machinery.

However, efforts were still underway to cut the glaciers from both sides, widening the highway for the plying of heavy vehicles. OC