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Govt expediting road project between Ladakh and Darcha in Himachal Pradesh

The road in the Finger area in Pangong Tso is considered crucial for India to carry out patrols. India has already decided not to stall any border infrastructure projects in eastern Ladakh

Earlier this year, the NHAI came out with the new BOT guidelines to bring private players back to this mode of road construction

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In the meeting, he had instructed the Border Roads Organisation to expedite work on the road linking Darcha with Ladakh, the sources said.

Press Trust of India New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Aug 25 2020 | 9:51 PM IST

Amid the border row with China, India is expediting work on a strategic road linking Darcha in Himachal Pradesh with Ladakh that will crisscross a number of high-altitude snow-bound passes, official sources said on Tuesday.

They said the nearly 290-km-long road will be crucial for the movement of the troops and heavy weaponry into the frontier bases of the Ladakh region and will provide a crucial link to the Kargil region. It will be the third road link to Ladakh after the other two roads: the Manali-Leh road and Srinagar-Leh highway.

The work on reopening an alternative road to Ladakh

Topics : Border Roads Organisation Ladakh Himachal Pradesh India China tension Indian Army Rajnath Singh

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