Himachal Pradesh has opened the Shipki La pass, a motorable mountain pass at an altitude of 3,930 metres in the tribal Kinnaur district, to domestic tourists.
About Shipki La Pass:
It is a motorable mountain pass situated at an altitude of 3,930 meters, bordering India and China in tribal district of Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh.
It also serves as the boundary post on the frontier between China and India.
It is one of the highest motorable passes.
Through this pass the Sutlej River (known as Langqen Zangbo in Tibet) enters India, and has long served as a vital trade corridor between India and Tibet.
The old name of Shipki La was Pema La, or Shared Gate, also known as Shared Pass.
It was declared the Line of Actual Control post-1962, and later, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police named it Shipki La.
Significance: The opening of Shipki La to tourists is part of a broader strategy to stimulate economicgrowth in Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti, which share a 240-km border with China.
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