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Rajnath Singh inaugurates high-altitude road

Rajnath Singh congratulated the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which built the road, but also mourned the loss of lives during its construction.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. (PTI/File)

With the opening of a new road from Dharchula in Uttarakhand to the Lipulekh Pass—the trijunction of India, China and Nepal—the travel time for Kailash Mansarovar from Delhi will be cut down to a week from the two to three weeks it used to take earlier.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the road via video conferencing on Friday.

The road will reduce the five-day trek to Lipulekh pass to a two-day road travel.

Singh congratulated the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which built the road, but also mourned the loss of lives during its construction.

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“The road originates from Ghatiabagarh and terminates at Lipulekh Pass, the gateway to Kailash-Mansarovar. In this 80-km road, the altitude rises from 6,000 to 17,060 feet…,” the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

First published on: 09-05-2020 at 06:33:08 am