World’s highest motorable road at Umling La pass in
Eastern Ladakh, located at an altitude of 19,023 ft.
The Border Roads Organization (BRO) has constructed the
world’s highest motorable road in the Ladakh region of Union
Territory of Ladakh, passing through Umling La Top at a
height of over 19,300 feet.
The feat was achieved under “Project Himank” of the BRO.
Being close toHanle, the 86-km-long strategic road
through Umling La Top connects Chisumle and Demchok
villages. These villages are very close to the India-China border
in eastern sector.
On November 16, the United Kingdom-based Guinness World
Records recognised the BRO’s ‘Project Himank/753 BRTF’,
which saw the construction of a 52-km motorable road that
connects remote villages in eastern Ladakh and traverses the
5,798.251-metre-high (19023 feet) Umling La Pass, making it
the highest motorable pass in the world.
Incidentally, the road is at a higher altitude than the North and
South Base Camps of Mount Everest, which are altitudes of
5,151m (16,900 ft) and 5,363.8m (17,598 ft) respectively.
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