March 27, 2024 10:11 AM

BRO connects 298-km-long Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road to Ladakh region

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has connected the strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road in Ladakh on March 25, which will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on the Kargil-Leh Highway, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. According to the Defence Ministry, the road is now the third axis apart from Manali-Leh and Srinagar-Leh, which connect Ladakh to the hinterland. The 298-kilometer-long Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road derives its strategic importance from the fact that it is not only shor...