World's highest motorable road opened in Ladakh
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Highest motorable way
This road connecting Leh to the Pangong Lake has a stretch that passes through Kela Pass at 18,600 feet. Officials say it is the world's highest motorable road for the general public.
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Kela Pass at 18,600 ft
The road was inaugurated at Kela Top at an altitude of 18,600 feet by Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal in the presence of officers of the Indian Army and members of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council.
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Constructed by 58 Engineer Regiment
The road, constructed by the 58 Engineer Regiment of the Indian Army, will reduce 41-km of travel from Leh (Zingral to Tangtse) to the picturesque Pangong Lake crossing the Kela Pass.
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Snow and lakes and medicinal plants
This road is strategically important and will also play a role in boosting the socio-economic status of people of the Lalok region of Ladakh. It takes tourists to areas where there are snow sport activities and lakes and rare medicinal plants.
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Higher than Khardungla Pass
Till now, the Khardungla Pass was the world's highest motorable road for the general public at a height of 18,380 feet. That road, also in Ladakh, leads to the Shyok and Nubra Valleys.