India builds World’s Highest Motorable Road at Umlingla Pass

• 06 Aug 2021

• The Border Roads Organisation has completed the construction of world’s highest motorable road at Umlingla Pass in eastern Ladakh at an altitude of 19,300 feet.
• BRO has built a 52-kilometer black-top road across Umlingla Pass, breaking the previous record for a road in Bolivia linking to the volcano Uturuncu at 18,953 feet.
• The road has been constructed at an altitude higher than the Mount Everest base camps – the south base camp in Nepal is at an altitude of 17,598 feet, while the north base camp in Tibet is at 16,900 feet.
• The strategic road built under ‘Project Himank’ passes through the Umling La Top and connects Chisumle and Demchok villages.
• Due to its proximity to the Line of Actual Control (LAC), it will allow quick movement of troops and equipment in case of an adversary in this sector.