The inhabitants of tribal areas of Kinnaur and Kaza bordering Tibet can expect better days as the Himachal Government has urged Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to hand over the strategic 320–km Powari-Khab-Sumdo-Kaza-Gramphu road to the state government for expeditious execution of the two-lane project.
The road was taken over by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) from Himachal Public Works Department in 2015 for maintenance and development. However, despite it being a strategically important road, the BRO has failed to accord it any priority in maintenance or development.
