HPCL inaugurated a Kerb Side Pump (KSP) at a height of 15,300 feet at South Pullu on Leh-Khardungla road, which is the world's highest motorable road.
"This may be the highest petroleum dispensing facility ever installed anywhere in the world," the company said in a statement here.
The KSP was inaugurated by the Commanding Officer, Indian Army and Border Roads despite temperature being a minus 15 Degree Celsius.
HPCL's Chandigarh Direct Sales Regional Office services a major share of the Army and Border Roads business and was assigned with the task of installation of 125 KSPs, mostly in challenging terrains.