Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh dedicated to the Nation 24 bridges and three roads, built by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in four States and two Union Territories.
Class 70 140-feet Double-Lane Modular Bridge
Class 70 140-feet Double-Lane Modular Bridge, is built at the height of 11,000 feet at Flag Hill Dokala, Sikkim and Chisumle-Demchok road at Umling La Passat over 19,000 feet in Ladakh which also holds the Guinness World Record of world’s highest motorable road.
Umling La Pass
It is one of the highest motorable roads in the world.
Located in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.
Stretching to a distance of almost 86km, connects Chisumle and Demchok villages.
Both these villages lie in close proximity to the Indo-China border in the eastern sector.