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.