Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on December 28 inaugurated 27 projects built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which included the world’s highest motorable road, passing through a pass situated at an elevation of 19,000 feet.
- The road is in south Ladakh, connecting Chisumle and Demchok. The road passes through a pass known as Umling La, which is at a height of over 19,000 feet.
- The height of the pass makes it the highest motorable road in the world, and was recently recognised as such by Guinness World Records.
- The 52-km road ‘black-top’ tarmac road from Chisumle to Demchok betters the previous record of a road in Bolivia, which connects the volcano Uturuncu at 18,953 feet.
(Source: IE)
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