Geography

Raksha Mantri flagged off the 1st ever Solo lady motorbike Expedition byMs Kanchan Ugursandi to Umling La Pass, Ladakh and back.

·        Umling La Pass, placed at an altitude of 19,300ft, has overtaken Khardung La Passto become the highest motorable road within the world.

·        The construction of this road has been achieved by the BRO (Border RoadOrganization) as a part of “Project Himank”Umling La Pass, stretching to a distance of just about 86km, connects Chisumle andDemchok villages.

·        Both these villages lie in close proximity to the Indo-China border within the easternsector.

Khardung La Pass

·        Khardung La may be a mountain pass within the Ladakh region of Jammu and kashmir. Thepass on the Ladakh range is north of Leh and is that the gateway to the Shyok andNubra valleys.

·        Locally, its additionally called as “Khardong La” or “Khardzong La”.

·        The elevation of Khardung La is 5,359 m. its incorrectly claimed by some locals asthe highest vehicle-accessible pass within the world.