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MANALI: The Manali-Leh highway has been closed officially for vehicular traffic beyond Darcha village of Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal, about 145km from Manali. Lahaul-Spiti police have removed the seasonal traffic check post from Darcha, the last village of the district on Monday. The road surface has been covered with ice, making it very slippery.”However, Border Roads Organization (BRO) had cleared the snow from Manali-Leh highway on October 1 to help those stranded on the highway. The road is still operational between Manali and Keylong up to Darcha and will be closed officially on November 15.As the region slips into subzero temperature, the traffic between Lahaul and Leh is closed every year on October 15. BRO will keep working along the highway but deposit of ice on road makes the trip very dangerous..