Where : Kela  pass

Connects :  Leh to the Pangong Lake

Height : 18,600 feet

Constructed by : 58 Engineer Regiment of the Indian Army

Significance :

• Strategically important road
• Reduces 41-km travel distance from Leh (Zingral to Tangtse) to reach Pangong Lake
• Aid in boosting the socio-economic status of local residents, especially the people of the Lalok region
• Will facilitate tourism.
• Connects tourists to places with snow sport activities, lakes, nomadic livestock, and rare medicinal plants

MAHITI FOR PRELIMS

Project Himank:

• Project Himank, is a project of the BRO being implemented in the Ladakh region of Jammu & Kashmir.
• This project started in 1985.
• Under this project, BRO is responsible for the construction and maintenance of roads and related infrastructure including the world’s highest motorable roads.