Sources

• Distances, the line of the road and fuel pumps: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence. Routes worked out with the Open Source Routing Machine.
• Heights: NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, public domain, served by Open Topo Data.
• National Highway 1 (India)

  en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia

• Srinagar Leh Highway Status: Zojila Updates

  discoverwithdheeraj.com · Published guide · dated 6 August 2026

• Srinagar Leh Highway Status

  vargiskhan.com · Published guide

• Indian tourists visiting Ladakh no longer require Inner Line Permit

  freepressjournal.in · News report · dated 7 August 2021

• Ladakh scraps Inner Line Permit system for Indian citizens

  thefederal.com · News report · dated 9 August 2021

• Important update for domestic tourists visiting Leh

  leh.nic.in · Official page · dated 10 August 2021

• Leh District Permit Tracking System

  lahdclehpermit.in · Official page

• Green fee to remain in effect for tourists visiting Leh

  ladakh.gov.in · Official page · dated 10 August 2021

• Amid tussle, Ladakh L-G urged to ban rental bikes from Manali

  tribuneindia.com · News report · dated 26 May 2023

• Rent Bike in Leh Ladakh 2026

  discoverwithdheeraj.com · Published guide · dated 1 August 2026

• Traffic advisory for 28 September 2026, Traffic Police Headquarters Jammu and Kashmir

  jkadworld.com · News report · dated 27 September 2026

• Traffic advisory of 14 March 2026, Traffic Police Headquarters Jammu and Kashmir

  therightnews.in · News report · dated 14 March 2026

• BRO breaks record: Zoji La pass stays open through winter

  tribuneindia.com · News report · dated 6 March 2026

• Zojila Pass defies winter closure this season

  greaterkashmir.com · News report · dated 13 January 2026

• Srinagar-Leh Highway: Zojila pass reopens in record time

  greaterkashmir.com · News report · dated 2 April 2025

• Traffic resumes on Leh-Srinagar route as Zojila Pass reopens

  kashmirlife.net · News report · dated 1 April 2025

• Zojila highway to reopen next week

  kashmirobserver.net · News report · dated 19 March 2024

• Srinagar-Leh highway reopens for stranded passenger vehicles

  newsonair.gov.in · News report · dated 6 May 2024 · seen in search results only

• BRO kept Srinagar-Leh highway open for record time this winter

  kashmirreader.com · News report · dated 28 January 2024

• Manali Leh Highway Status in 2026

  discoverlehladakh.in · Tour company's page · dated 9 June 2026

• BRO reopens strategic Zojila pass on Srinagar-Kargil-Leh road

  business-standard.com · News report · seen in search results only

• Jammu Kashmir Traffic Police

  trafficpolice.jk.gov.in · Official page

• District Police Kargil traffic advisory post

  instagram.com · Official page · seen in search results only

• Ladakh Police

  police.ladakh.gov.in · Official page

• Mobile phone connectivity in Leh Ladakh

  discoverwithdheeraj.com · Published guide · dated 14 August 2026

• HP locator: Marwah Filling Station, Shahpora

  petrolpump.hpretail.in · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Haarson Filling Station, Cherwan

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Khan Brothers Filling Station, Dras

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

• IndianOil locator: Chhepal Barcha Filling Station, Nimmu

  locator.iocl.com · Official page

A gap is not a fact. It means we looked and found no source.

• No source names motorcycles when reporting Zoji La openings; the two open-to-motorcycles dates given (2022 and 2026) are tourist opening dates, and the rest are left empty.
• No government order found for the Friday maintenance closure.
• The text of the Divisional Commissioner's order of 14 September 2026 was not found; it is known only through the traffic advisory.
• The Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police website was opened but showed no dated advisory; the advisory text was read on a news site.
• Exact 2024 reopening date not found; one blog gives about 15 April, a newspaper expected the link in late March.
• Sources conflict on whether Zoji La closed at all in winter 2025 to 2026.
• Sources conflict on the 2021 reopening date (28 February or 19 April).
• Date civilians were first allowed in 2023 and 2025 not found.
• The Ladakh order of August 2021 that dropped the permit for Indian citizens was not found; only news reports of it.
• No official page states the Ladakh tourist fee amounts, so they are left out.
• Kargil district website carries no road status or traffic notices.
• The second video gives no filming date; it was published on 9 November 2024.