{"id":288343,"date":"2024-03-27T17:43:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T12:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=288343"},"modified":"2024-03-28T13:59:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T08:29:15","slug":"nimmu-padam-darcha-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nimmu-padam-darcha-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Source<\/strong>-This post on <strong>Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road <\/strong>is based on the article <a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2016417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cBRO connects strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road in Ladakh\u201d<\/a> published in \u201c<strong>PIB<\/strong>\u201d on 26th March 2024.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why in the News?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bro-celebrates-59th-raising-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Border Roads Organisation (BRO)<\/a> connected the strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road in Ladakh.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 492px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Ee_ZXYDUEAEmAtO.jpg?resize=492%2C308&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road\" width=\"492\" height=\"308\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: SWARAJYA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. It is 298-km road that will <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil \u2013 Leh Highway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. It is the 3rd road which connects Ladakh to the hinterland. Other 2 roads are\u00a0Manali-Leh and Srinagar-Leh which <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">connects Ladakh to the hinterland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. The road starts at <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Nimo,<\/span> which lies on the Leh-Srinagar highway, 35 km before Leh. It <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">meets Manali-Leh highway in Darcha,<\/span> a village in Lahaul and Spiti district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. The road is aligned along the course of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Zanskar river till Padum,<\/span> after which it follows the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Lungnak river till Purne village<\/span> and the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Kurgiakh river till Shinkun La pass,<\/span> which is located on the border of Himachal and Ladakh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5.<strong> Strategic significance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">a) The Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road holds strategic significance<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> due to its shorter length compared to the other two axes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">b) It crosses<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> only one pass that is Shinkun La<\/span> (16,558 feet) on which tunnel work is about to commence by the BRO.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">c) This will result in the road having<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> all weather connectivity to the Ladakh region. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">d) The tunnel will be designed to withstand long-range artillery shelling or missile firings from neighbouring countries like China and Pakistan, bolstering defence preparedness in the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">e) This enhanced connectivity will lead to economic development in the Zanskar valley, as highlighted by the ministry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPSC Syllabus:<\/strong> <strong>Defence<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source-This post on Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road is based on the article \u201cBRO connects strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road in Ladakh\u201d published in \u201cPIB\u201d on 26th March 2024. Why in the News? Recently, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) connected the strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road in Ladakh. About Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road 1. 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