Amazing feat! World’s highest motorable road now in India; BRO completes Umlingla Pass construction
The crown for the world’s highest motorable road now rests with India after the Border Roads Organisation completed construction of the road at Umlingla Pass in eastern Ladakh. The Border Roads Organisation constructed and black-topped the road at 19,300 ft. The 52-km long tarmac road through Umlingla Pass betters the record of a Bolivian road that connects to the Uturuncu volcano at 18,953 ft.
The important towns in eastern Ladakh’s Chumar sector will all be connected by this road, which comes as a boon for the local population. The road provides the local residents with an alternative direct route to Demchok and Chisumle from Leh. It will also increase the region’s socio-economic condition as well as promote tourism in Ladakh.
