Srinagar: The authorities on Saturday said that at twenty days may be taken to open the historic Mughal road connecting Shopian with twin district of Poonch and Rajouri.

“On the direction of District Administration Shopian, snow clearance operations commenced on 84 km long Mughal Road today,” an official spokesman said

He said the work was started by mechanical division in presence of Additional Deputy Commisioner Shopian, Saleem Malik.

“It was said that the work to clear snow from the road would take around 20 days depending on the amount of snowfall in higher reaches and landslides which usually hinder the operations,’ the official added.