World's highest motorable road inaugurated in Ladakh

• A strategically important road, which connects Leh to the Pangong Lake, was inaugurated in Leh by Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal.
• The stretch passing through the Kela Pass at 18,600 feet will be the world’s highest motorable way.
• The road, constructed by the 58 Engineer Regiment of the Indian Army, will reduce 41-km of travel from Leh to the picturesque Pangong Lake.

Significance of Road

• Up till now, the Khardungla Pass was the world's highest motorable road for the general public at a height of 18,380 feet
• Mr. Namgyal said that the road will play a major role in the future to boost the socio-economic status of local residents, especially of the people of the Lalok region of Ladakh, as it will facilitate tourism.