Current Context : New Space Research and Technologies successfully tested a 100-kg Max Take Off Weight (MTOW) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) at the Unming La pass.

ABOUT UMLING LA PASS:

• Located at an altitude of 19,024 feet in the Eastern Ladakh along the Ladakh Range.
• It is renowned for being the highest motorable road in the world.
• Constructed by the Border Road Organization (BRO) under Project Himank.
• Geostrategic importance of Road-Improves connectivity to the Line of Actual Control(LAC).
• It covers a distance of almost 86km, connects Chisumle and Demchok villages.
• Other important passes in Ladakh: Khardung La, Chang La, Tanglang La,etc.