UMLING LA PASS

UMLING LA PASS

Subject : Geography

Context : Raksha Mantri flagged off the first ever Solo Woman Motorcycle Expedition by Ms Kanchan Ugursandi to Umling La Pass, Ladakh and back.

Concept :

• Umling La Pass, located at an altitude of 19,300ft, has overtaken Khardung La Pass to become 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”
• Umling La Pass, stretching to a distance of almost 86km, connects Chisumle and Demchok villages.
• Both these villages lie in close proximity to the Indo-China border in the eastern sector.

Khardung La Pass

• Khardung La is a mountain pass in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. The pass on the Ladakh Range is north of Leh and is the gateway to the Shyok and Nubra valleys.
• Locally, it is also known as “Khardong La” or “Khardzong La”.
• The elevation of Khardung La is 5,359 m. It is incorrectly claimed by some locals as the highest vehicle-accessible pass in the world.