India builds World’s Highest Motorable Road at Umlingla Pass

The Border Roads Organisation has completed the construction of world’s highest motorable road at Umlingla Pass in eastern Ladakh at an altitude of 19,300 feet.
BRO has built a 52-kilometer black-top road across Umlingla Pass, breaking the previous record for a road in Bolivia linking to the volcano Uturuncu at 18,953 feet.
The road has been constructed at an altitude higher than the Mount Everest base camps – the south base camp in Nepal is at an altitude of 17,598 feet, while the north base camp in Tibet is at 16,900 feet.
The strategic road built under ‘Project Himank’ passes through the Umling La Top and connects Chisumle and Demchok villages.
Due to its proximity to the Line of Actual Control (LAC), it will allow quick movement of troops and equipment in case of an adversary in this sector.