{"id":122868,"date":"2022-07-14T13:45:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T08:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=122868"},"modified":"2022-07-13T09:52:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T04:22:12","slug":"list-of-major-passes-tunnels-in-himalayas-know-their-strategic-importance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/india\/list-of-major-passes-tunnels-in-himalayas-know-their-strategic-importance","title":{"rendered":"List Of Major Passes, Tunnels In Himalayas; Know Their Strategic Importance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A mountain pass is a path that connects the mountain range. It serves as a link between different sections of the country and neighbouring lands for various functions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tunnels are the pathways built to provide all-weather access to the country&#8217;s isolated and critical regions, bringing residents into the country&#8217;s mainstream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mentioned below are the Indian Border Road Organization&#8217;s recent achievements:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Umling La Pass:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has recently developed and finished the world&#8217;s highest motorable roadway at Umling La pass in Eastern Ladakh, at an elevation of 19,300 feet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">About the Route<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">BRO has set a new milestone in high-altitude highway construction by building this road.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It broke the previous record of 18,953 feet set by a road in Bolivia connected to the volcano Uturuncu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The strategic route developed as part of &#8216;Project Himank&#8217; travels across the Umling La Peak, linking Chisumle and Demchok&#8217;s settlements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It will improve Ladakh&#8217;s socioeconomic situation and encourage tourism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The route is near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and will enable soldiers and equipment to move quickly.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Comparison of the Road:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">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.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The road was built far higher than the Siachen Glacier&#8217;s altitude, 17,700 feet.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Project Himank:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Himank is a BRO project executed in Jammu and Kashmir&#8217;s Ladakh area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This project began in 1985.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Under this project, BRO is in charge of building and maintaining roads and related infrastructure, particularly the world&#8217;s highest motorable roadways.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Zoji La Pass:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Zojila tunnel&#8217;s operation started in 2018. Asia&#8217;s longest and most strategically located bi-directional tunnel provides all-weather access between Srinagar, Kargil, and Leh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here are a few facts concerning Zoji La Pass:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Zoji La is a high-altitude pass in Ladakh&#8217;s Kargil area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The pass connects Leh and Srinagar and is a vital route between the Union Territories of Ladakh and Kashmir.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Zoji la is famous as the &#8220;Blizzard Mountain Pass.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During the winter, the Zojila pass is blocked due to excessive snowfall, thereby preventing access from Kashmir to the Ladakh area.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Other notable mountain passes:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 349px;\" width=\"699\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142.016px;\"><strong>Passes\/Tunnels<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 509.984px;\"><strong>Regions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142.016px;\">Banihal Pass<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 509.984px;\">Connects Kashmir valley with the greater Himalsyas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142.016px;\">Fotu La Pass<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 509.984px;\">Connects Leh with Kargil region of Ladakh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142.016px;\">Shipki La Pass<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 509.984px;\">Tibet and Himachal Pradesh are connected by this road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142.016px;\">Rohtang Pass<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 509.984px;\">Connects valley of Kullu with Lahaul Spiti region of H.P.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142.016px;\">Khardung La<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 509.984px;\">Connects Ladakh to Saichen Glacier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142.016px;\">Jelep La<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 509.984px;\">Connect Sikkim with Tibet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142.016px;\">Nathu La<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 509.984px;\">Connects Sikkim with Tibet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142.016px;\">Bara-Lacha-La<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 509.984px;\">Connect Lahaul region of H.P with Leh region<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 142.016px;\">Mana Pass<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 509.984px;\">Connects Uttarakhand to Tibet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Importance of Passes:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Passes are typically the most convenient means for people to move over mountain ranges.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As a result, throughout history, they have served a pivotal role in human movement, commerce, and settlement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Passes are ideal locations for villages or defensive outposts since they are typically the only level territory in a hilly area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">From this point of view, a pass is simpler to defend against threats or foes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Passes act as a connection between communities that are segregated by mountains in several places of the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">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.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mountain pass is a path that connects the mountain range. It serves as a link between different sections of the country and neighbouring lands for various functions. Tunnels are the pathways built to provide all-weather access to the country&#8217;s isolated and critical regions, bringing residents into the country&#8217;s mainstream. 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