On the occasion of the 77th Independence Day, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) began the construction of the worlds new highest motorable road, Likaru-Mig La-Fukche, in Ladakhs Demchok sector. Notably, this strategic road will be built in the next two working seasons and will pass through an altitude of nearly 19,400 feet, being the highest in the world.Taking it to Twitter, the BRO said, “On the occasion of 77th Independence Day @BROindia starts construction on yet another strategic road, Road Likaru-Mig La-Fukche. This road will pass through an altitude of 19,400 feet and will be the worlds highest motorable road surpassing the Umling La Pass.”#AnotherFirst#BROInLadakh#UmlingLaUmling La is presently the highest motorable pass in the world at 19024 feet and the road has been constructed by @BROindia.@BROindia is at the verge of beating its own world record.@BROindia commences work on Worlds Highest Motorable… pic.twitter.com/WQjcMPKIoq— 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (@BROindia) August 15, 2023Heres all about this project by BRO: This project will be a 64-km-long road, being connectivity to the militarys farthest outposts in the sensitive sector of Fukche. Also, it will be beneficial for security purposes as Fukche lies 3 km from its contest LAC (Line of Actual Control).Significantly, with this, the BRO will break its record of the highest motorable road.Presently, the worlds highest motorable existing road at Ladakhs Umling La is at an altitude of 19,024 feet.According to reports, an all-women team of BRO began its construction of the Likanru-Mig La-Fukche road. A five-member team of women combat engineers headed by Colonel Ponung Doming is supervising the road construction.Further, the organisation has aligned two more projects. These include the Shinku La tunnel connecting Manali through Zanskar to Leh, which will also set a record on its completion surpassing the record held by Chinas MiLa tunnel.Moreover, the BRO is also working on the construction of Nyoma Airfield, located 30 km in aerial distance in Eastern Ladakh. When completed, it will be one of the highest airfields in the world, the organisations chief Lt General Rajeev Chaudhry said.
