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in two years. This was the basis of modern Srinagar-Leh Highway. Building the road was hazardous task, given the challenging geographical location, and maintaining the road is still an unenviable task.
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to western Tibet, which was discovered by Indian in 1957 and confirmed by Chinese maps showing the road in 1958. The political situation eroded, culminating in 1962 in the
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valley up to Kargil and then takes Wakha Rong valley till Fotu La. After that, it follows branch valleys of the Indus River valley which meet Indus near
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Heavy snowfall on the highest passes can block traffic, cutting Leh from Srinagar for some six months each year. During springtime, the
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During the 1950s, tensions rose in Ladakh region. China secretly built a military road spanning some 1,200 km (750 mi) from
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impetus to build a road for supply and mobilisation of their own troops. The building started from Sringar in 1962, reaching
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Recent Research on Ladakh 4 & 5: Proceedings of the Fourth and Fifth International Colloquia on Ladakh
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In the 17th and 18th centuries, the road was only a track, impassable even with ponies. Goods, mainly
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origins, having a reputation of being the second coldest permanent inhabited spot in the world after
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Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Kargil (April 2006).
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annexed Ladakh, the route was improved, allowing pony caravans to pass. In 1870, under Maharaja
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pass received reportedly some 18 m (59 ft) of snowfall in 2008.
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This highway was used as mobilisation route by the Indian Army during
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For most part, NH 1D transited through extremely treacherous
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Details of National Highways in India-Source-Govt. of India
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Henry Osmaston (Editor), Philip Denwood (Editor) (1993).
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Restrictions on civilian traffic were lifted in 1974.
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Srinagar-Leh Highway
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Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir
NH 1A
Leh
Ladakh
India
Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar
Zoji La
Kargil
Leh
Roads in India
Expressways
National
State
Asian
NH 1A
NH 21
National Highway
Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar
Leh
Ladakh
National Highway 1
Uri
Central Asian
trade route

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