Shipki La Pass

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India is engaged with China to explore the opening of an additional route for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, including the possibility of using the Shipki La Pass in Himachal Pradesh, the government informed Parliament recently.

About Shipki La Pass

• It is a high mountain pass, bordering India and China in the tribal district of Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh.
• It serves as the boundary post on the frontier between China and India.
• Situated at an altitude of 3,930 meters, it is one of the highest motorable passes.
• It is located very close to the village of Khab. 
• It is an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road.
• The old name of Shipki La was Pema La, or Shared Gate, also known as Shared Pass.
• It was declared the Line of Actual Control post-1962, and later, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police named it Shipki La.
• The Sutlej River (known as Langqen Zangbo in Tibet) enters India through this pass, flowing from the Tibet Autonomous Region.
• The pass works as the third frontier post of India for carrying out trade and commerce activities with China. 
  • The other two passes are the Lipulekh Pass in Uttaranchal and the Nathula Pass in Sikkim.

Source: TRI

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