The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) related the strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha street in Ladakh on Monday (March 25). This 298-km street will join Manali to Leh by way of Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil – Leh Freeway.
The street is now the third axis other than Manali-Leh and Srinagar-Leh, which connects Ladakh to the hinterland.
The Nimmu-Padam-Darcha street derives its strategic significance from the truth that it’s not solely shorter vis-a-vis the opposite two axes, however crosses just one go; Shinkun La (16,558 ft) on which tunnel work is about to start by the BRO.
It will outcome within the street having all climate connectivity to the Ladakh area. The connectivity will strengthen the defence preparedness and supply a lift to financial growth within the Zanskar valley.
DG Border Roads Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan mentioned that in January, when the River Zansakar was frozen, the gear and personnel had been mobilised and the work of building the connectivity was accomplished.
He exuded confidence that the work on the black-topping street will begin quickly. With building of Shinkun La tunnel commencing, the third all climate axis to Ladakh shall be established, he added.