Likaru-Mig La-Fukche Road

Likaru-Mig La-Fukche road is located close to Hanle in Eastern Ladakh.

Likaru-Mig La-Fukche Road

About Likaru-Mig La-Fukche Road

 

  • It is located close to Hanle in Eastern Ladakh.
  • The 64-km long road will connect Likaru to Fukche, situated 3 km from the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
  • Once completed, it will be the world’s highest motorable road at a height of 19,400 ft in Mig La.
  • This would also provide an alternate land connectivity route to the Fukche advanced landing pad, which is only 2.5 km away from the LAC.
  • It is the first project in India to be carried out entirely by an All Woman Road Construction Company. It is led by a five-member All Woman Border Road Task Force.

 

Umling La Pass:

  • Currently, Umling La in Ladakh, at a height of 19,024 ft, holds the record of being the highest motorable road in the world.
  • The construction of this road has been achieved by the BRO (Border Road Organization) as part of “Project Himank”.
  • It is a 52-km road that connects Chishumle to Demchok villages. Both these villages lie in close proximity to the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and a friction point between India and China.

 


Q1) What is the Line of Actual Control (LAC)?

The LAC is the demarcation that separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory. India considers the LAC to be 3,488 km long, while the Chinese consider it to be only around 2,000 km. It is divided into three sectors: the eastern sector which spans Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim, the middle sector in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, and the western sector in Ladakh.

Source: Higher than Umling La, world’s highest motorable road coming up in eastern Ladakh, courtesy BRO

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