DRASS

Oct. 14, 2021

President of India will Celebrate Dussehra with Jawans in Drass.

About:

Drass is a hill station in the Kargil district of the union territory of Ladakh in India.
It is on the NH 1 between Zoji La pass and Kargil town.
Drass is the coldest place in India.
There is a popular claim as well various signs/boards showing Drass being the “second coldest inhabited place in the world”. However, there is no reliable weather data to substantiate the claim.

Source : PIB

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