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Modi to carry out ‘first blast’ for Shinku La tunnel in Ladakh today
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Modi to carry out ‘first blast’ for Shinku La tunnel in Ladakh today

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday carry out the “first blast” for the Shinku La tunnel in Ladakh, which is aimed at providing all-weather connectivity from Manali to Leh via the Nimmu-Padam-Darcha axis, officials aware of the matter said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi to carry out ‘first blast’ for Shinku La tunnel in Ladakh The tunnel at 15,800 ft, …

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Shops at Sarchu, Shinku La stir fresh border row between Ladakh and Himachal
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Shops at Sarchu, Shinku La stir fresh border row between Ladakh and Himachal

Hindustan Times  

A week after businessmen from the union territory of Ladakh pitched tents inside the Himachal’s boundary, a fresh row has erupted over the interstate border in Sarchu and the 15,800-ft high Shinku La. The row between the two sides erupted for the first time in 2013 when the Jammu and Kashmir Police set up a temporary post 13 km inside …

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Manali-Leh all-weather road: Shinku La tunnel gets forest clearance
8 months ago

Manali-Leh all-weather road: Shinku La tunnel gets forest clearance

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has given the Forest Act clearance for construction of another strategic tunnel, one that will bypass the 16,615-ft high Shinku La, connecting Ladakh to Himachal. The 4.1-km long proposed tunnel will provide all-weather connectivity from Manali to Leh via the Nimu-Padum-Darcha road, an important defence axis. Once complete, it will be world’s highest highway tunnel, surpassing the Atal …

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Chinese bridge over Pangong Tso indicates growing PLA threat to East Ladakh
2 years, 7 months ago

Chinese bridge over Pangong Tso indicates growing PLA threat to East Ladakh

Hindustan Times  

The construction of a double-span bridge connecting the north and south banks of Pangong Tso by the Chinese Army in the Khurnak Fort area, occupied by the PLA in 1959, is part of the frantic military infrastructure upgradation carried out by Beijing across the 3488 km Line of Actual Control with India. Although the fresh bridge construction is beyond India’s …

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BRO to construct world's highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass to connect Himachal to Ladakh
2 years, 8 months ago

BRO to construct world's highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass to connect Himachal to Ladakh

Firstpost  

Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary informed that BRO will start the construction of the tunnel connecting Himachal Pradesh to Zanskar Valley in Ladakh by July this year Manali: Border Roads Organisation will construct the world’s highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass at 16,580 feet to connect Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh, informed BRO Director General Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary on Saturday. Lieutenant …

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Taking a ‘shortcut’ to Zanskar
2 years, 8 months ago

Taking a ‘shortcut’ to Zanskar

Live Mint  

Picture this: A golden SUV with a Bialetti Elektrica Moka pot balanced on its bonnet, bubbling with freshly percolated coffee. But Google Maps still doesn’t recognise this road as motorable, it will direct you to drive to Padum via Kargil. I had a choice: Take the safe and smooth long road to Zanskar or turn off the tarmac on to …

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