The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) linked the strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha highway in Ladakh on Monday (March 25). This 298-km highway will join Manali to Leh by way of Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil – Leh Freeway.
The highway is now the third axis other than Manali-Leh and Srinagar-Leh, which connects Ladakh to the hinterland.
The Nimmu-Padam-Darcha highway derives its strategic significance from the truth that it isn’t solely shorter vis-a-vis the opposite two axes, however crosses just one go; Shinkun La (16,558 toes) on which tunnel work is about to begin by the BRO.
This can end result within the highway 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 stated that in January, when the River Zansakar was frozen, the gear and personnel have been mobilised and the work of building the connectivity was accomplished.
He exuded confidence that the work on the black-topping highway will begin quickly. With building of Shinkun La tunnel commencing, the third all climate axis to Ladakh can be established, he added.