Mig La Pass:
Project Himank of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed the world’s highest motorable road at Mig La Pass, 19,400 feet above sea level in Ladakh.
- Mig La Pass is located on the Changthang Plateau in Ladakh.
- World Record Altitude: At 19,400 ft, Mig La Pass is the highest motorable road in the world.
- It connects Likaru–Mig La–Fukche, creating the third vital corridor from Hanle to Fukche near the Indo-China border.
- All-Weather Road Built with advanced features to withstand harsh winters, shifting glaciers, and oxygen-thin air, making it the highest all-season road globally.
- The Project Himank was raised on 04 Dec 1985 at Leh for the development of road communication in Ladakh region.
- It has the distinction of supporting the Army during various operations undertaken in the region.
- The Project ensures the maintenance of communication and access to strategic areas close to the Line of Actual Control with China and had been instrumental in keeping both the Leh – Manali and the Zojila axis open during Op VIJAY.
- It has done yeoman service in restoration of road communication, clearing landslides and avalanches, constructions of bridges, snow clearance and opening of air fields.
