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NATHU LA PASS
Recently, the Indian Army rescued several tourists caught in a snowstorm atĀ Nathu LaĀ on theĀ India-China border in Sikkim.
Important points:
- Nathu La, one of theĀ highest motorable roadsĀ in the world, is a mountain pass in the Himalayan peaks situated on the Indo-Tibetan border 14450 ft. above sea level.
- Nathu meansĀ ‘listening ears’,Ā and La means ‘pass’.
- It is an open trading border post between India and China.
- The other passes located in the state of Sikkim areĀ Jelep La Pass, Donkia Pass, Chiwabhanjang Pass.
SOURCE:PIB,MINT