Security challenges and their management in border areas

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NATHU LA PASS

Recently, the Indian Army rescued several tourists caught in a snowstorm at Nathu La on the India-China border in Sikkim.

Important points:

Nathu La, one of the highest motorable roads in the world, is a mountain pass in the Himalayan peaks situated on the Indo-Tibetan border 14450 ft. above sea level.
Nathu means ‘listening ears’, and La means ‘pass’.
It is an open trading border post between India and China.
The other passes located in the state of Sikkim are Jelep La Pass, Donkia Pass, Chiwabhanjang Pass.

SOURCE:PIB,MINT

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