CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The highest motorable road at Umlingla Pass is located at an altitude higher than Siachen Glacier. The Border Roads Organisation has constructed the road at an altitude of 19, 024 feet at Umling La Pass in Ladakh.

Detailed explanation-2: -Umling La Pass, located in eastern Ladakh at an altitude of 19, 300 feet above sea level, now has the world’s highest motorable road.

Detailed explanation-3: -BRO received the Guinness World Records certificate for the 52-kilometre long Chisumle to Demchok tarmac road. It passes through the 19, 024 feet high Umlingla Pass and betters the previous record of a road in Bolivia, which connects volcano Uturuncu at 18, 953 feet.

Detailed explanation-4: -The world’s highest motorable road is now situated at the height of 19, 300 feet at Umling La Pass in eastern Ladakh. The BRO constructed a 52-km long tarmac road through this high mountain pass. The road at Umlingla Pass now connects the important towns in the Chumar sector of Eastern Ladakh.

Detailed explanation-5: -Leh: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has opened the world’s second-highest motorable road passing through Khardung La even during the extreme winter condition.