Shimla, June 15 (IANS) The Saach Pass, the gateway to the Pangi Valley in Himachal Pradesh, has reopened to traffic after six long months, an official said Tuesday.

‘The snow clearing operation on the Saach Pass has been completed,’ Resident Commissioner Gopal Chand said on telephone from Killar town. The pass was closed in December owning to heavy snowfall.

The pass is the shortest road link between Chamba, some 450 km from here, and the Pangi Valley.