BRO’s Achievement: Strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road inLadakh connected.

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SHYAM SOOD 

RAJOURI MARCH 26:– In a major development of Border Road Infrastructure, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has on Tuesday connected the strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road in Ladakh.
This strategically important 298-km road will connect Manali in Himachal to Leh in UT of Ladakh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil – Leh Highway.
The road is now the third axis apart from Manali-Leh and Srinagar-Leh which connects Ladakh to the hinterland.
“The Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road derives its strategic importance from the fact that it is not only shorter vis-a-vis the other two axes, but crosses only one pass; Shinkun La (16,558 feet) on which tunnel work is about to commence by the BRO” said BRO officials.
“This will result in the road having all weather connectivity to the Ladakh region. The connectivity will strengthen the defence preparedness and provide a boost to the economic development in the Zanskar valley,” officials added.
Director General Border Roads, Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan said that in January, when the River Zansakar was frozen, the equipment and personnel were mobilised and the work of establishing the connectivity was completed.
He exuded confidence that the work on black topping the road will start soon.
“With construction of Shinkun La tunnel commencing, the third all weather axis to Ladakh will be established,” said Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan.