World’s Highest Motorable Road (19,300 feet)
The Border Roads Organization of India (BRO) has built the world's highest road at Umling La Pass in eastern Ladakh. The world's highest motorway is located at an altitude of 19,300 feet. This road is 52 km long is black-topped road connecting several major cities in the Chumar sector of eastern Ladakh.
The project took more than 3 years to complete. The project was launched in 2017 and completed in August 2021.
This road is higher than the base camps of Mount Everest. The southern base camp in Nepal is 17,598 feet above sea level and the northern base camp in Tibet is 16,900 feet above sea level. Mount Everest is 29,000 feet high.
This new road will provide locals with an alternate direct route connecting Chisumle and Demchok from Leh. The road will also promote tourism in Ladakh, and help to improve the socio-economic status of the region.
- Before Umling La Pass, the highest motorway in India was the Kardung La Pass at 17,582 feet.
- India has smashed Bolivia's record of highest motorable road built at 18953 ft.
- The height of the Siachen Glacier is 17,700 feet.
- In winter, the temperature drops to -40 degrees Celsius in this area.
- The oxygen level in the air at this altitude (19,300 feet) is 50 percent lesser than at the sea level.
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