The first batch of tourists for Chadar Trek-2020 was flagged off in Ladakh, by the Leh Hill Council Chairman and Chief Executive Councilor Gyal P. Wangyal on January 5, 2020.
This year facilities like satellite phones for communication, two Rescue Helipads to tackle emergency cases, deployment of State Disaster Response Force teams along the trekking route, Indian Air Force teams in case of emergency, regulating of waste by Wild Life Department, were already put in place for the Chadar Trek.
About Chadar Trek
The Chadar track is basically a frozen Zanskar Rive which was primarily used by the natives to get their basic supplies and also to sell local wares like copper utensils, goatskin, Yak butter etc. to earn their living during bone-chilling winters. But now the 105-km-long trek attracts adventure-seekers.
