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Posted: May 9, 2020 6:33:08 AM
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. (PTI / File)
With the opening of a new road from Dharchula in Uttarakhand to Lipulekh Pass, the union of India, China and Nepal, the travel time for Kailash Mansarovar from Delhi will be reduced to one week from the two to three weeks it used to take. earlier.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh opened the way via video conference on Friday.
The trail will reduce the five-day trek to the Lipulekh Pass to a two-day road trip.
Singh congratulated the Border Highway Organization (BRO), which built the road, but also mourned the loss of life during its construction.
“The path originates from Ghatiabagarh and ends at Lipulekh Pass, the gateway to Kailash-Mansarovar. On this 80 km highway, the altitude increases from 6,000 to 17,060 feet …, “the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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