Rajnath Singh inaugurates link road to Kailash Mansarovar post BRO builds 80-km road from Dharchula to Lipulekh

NewsBharati    08-May-2020 14:06:21 PM
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Uttarakhand, May 8: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated link road to Mansarovar Yatra Route through video conferencing. This came after the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) achieved road connectivity from Dharchula to Lipulekh (China Border) known as Kailash Mansarovar route paving way for the pilgrims and troops.
 
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Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane were also present on the occasion. The Minister also flagged off a convoy of vehicles from Pithoragarh to Gunji.
 
 
The BRO built an 80 km long crucial road from Ghatiabgarh to Lipulekh, vastly reducing travel time to Manas Sarovar Yatra. It was achieved by BRO on April 17, some trials followed and on Friday morning Defence Minister Rajnath Singh opened the road by video conferencing. The Minister lauded them, "for achieving this arduous task and said it fulfills the decades-old aspirations of local people as well as the pilgrims to Mount Kailash".
 
 
A road to the 17,000 feet high Lipulekh pass will provide connectivity to the villages and security forces. "Border Roads Organisation connects Kailash Mansarovar Route to China Border. While combating COVID-19 pandemic, BRO in Uttarakhand has connected the Kailash Mansarovar route to Lipulekh pass at a ht of 17,060 ft; thus providing connectivity to border villages and security forces," the Ministry tweeted.

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The 80-km road has now reduced a five-day trip to a two-day trip distance from Delhi to Lipulekh, a distance of 750 km via Pithoragarh for the Kailash-Mansarovar yatra. Earlier, it used to be a load of work for pilgrims and also for the security forces posted there as it required more than a three-day trek one-way.
 
According to the reports, the road is made under the directions of the China Study Group (CSG) and is funded from Indo-China Border Road (ICBR). The road was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in 2005 at a cost of Rs 80.76 crore. In 2018, CCS approved a revised cost of Rs 439.40 crore.
 
The success of the c0ntruction of the road came after the government provided additional construction equipment. 90 pieces of types of equipment were deployed on the road.