Umlingla Pass

BRO receives Guinness World Records certificate for constructing world's highest motorable road in Ladakh

The Border Road Organisation earned the Guinness World Records recognition for constructing and black topping the world's highest motorable road at 19,024 feet at Umlingla Pass.

Nov 17, 2021, 08:39 AM IST

Border Roads official gets Guinness recognition for building world's highest motorable road

During the ceremony, General Rajeev Chaudhry talked about the challenges like altitude and temperatures he combated during the course of construction.  

Nov 16, 2021, 16:02 PM IST

Umlingla Pass: India builds world's highest road in eastern Ladakh at 19,300 feet

The road at Umlingla Pass now connects the important towns in the Chumar sector of Eastern Ladakh, it said. 

Aug 04, 2021, 20:06 PM IST