- BRO has set a new milestone in high-altitude highway construction by building this road.
- It broke the previous record of 18,953 feet set by a road in Bolivia connected to the volcano Uturuncu.
- The strategic route developed as part of 'Project Himank' travels across the Umling La Peak, linking Chisumle and Demchok's settlements.
- It will improve Ladakh's socioeconomic situation and encourage tourism.
- The route is near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and will enable soldiers and equipment to move quickly.
- The road was built at a higher altitude than the Mt. Everest Base Camps, with the Southern Base Camp in Nepal at 17,598 feet and the Northern Base Camp in Tibet at 16,900 feet.
- The road was built far higher than the Siachen Glacier's altitude, 17,700 feet.
- Himank is a BRO project executed in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh area.
- This project began in 1985.
- Under this project, BRO is in charge of building and maintaining roads and related infrastructure, particularly the world's highest motorable roadways.
- Zoji La is a high-altitude pass in Ladakh's Kargil area.
- The pass connects Leh and Srinagar and is a vital route between the Union Territories of Ladakh and Kashmir.
- Zoji la is famous as the "Blizzard Mountain Pass."
- During the winter, the Zojila pass is blocked due to excessive snowfall, thereby preventing access from Kashmir to the Ladakh area.
| Passes/Tunnels | Regions |
| Banihal Pass | Connects Kashmir valley with the greater Himalsyas |
| Fotu La Pass | Connects Leh with Kargil region of Ladakh |
| Shipki La Pass | Tibet and Himachal Pradesh are connected by this road |
| Rohtang Pass | Connects valley of Kullu with Lahaul Spiti region of H.P. |
| Khardung La | Connects Ladakh to Saichen Glacier |
| Jelep La | Connect Sikkim with Tibet |
| Nathu La | Connects Sikkim with Tibet |
| Bara-Lacha-La | Connect Lahaul region of H.P with Leh region |
| Mana Pass | Connects Uttarakhand to Tibet |
- Passes are typically the most convenient means for people to move over mountain ranges.
- As a result, throughout history, they have served a pivotal role in human movement, commerce, and settlement.
- Passes are ideal locations for villages or defensive outposts since they are typically the only level territory in a hilly area.
- From this point of view, a pass is simpler to defend against threats or foes.
- Passes act as a connection between communities that are segregated by mountains in several places of the world.
- The Khyber Pass, which goes over the Hindu Kush mountains and links Pakistan and Afghanistan, has been an important trading route between Central and South Asia for thousands of years.
