BRO receives Guinness World Records certificate for constructing world's highest motorable road in Ladakh
The Border Road Organisation earned the Guinness World Records recognition for constructing and black topping the world's highest motorable road at 19,024 feet at Umlingla Pass.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Tuesday (November 16) received the Guinness World Records certificate for constructing and blacktopping the world's highest motorable road at Umlingla Pass in Ladakh.
BRO earns Guinness World Records recognition
BRO feat recognised by Guinness World Records
In a virtual ceremony, the official adjudicator of the Guinness World Records based in the United Kingdom Rishi Nath acknowledged the remarkable achievement of BRO for constructing the highest altitude road in the world.
In a four-month-long process undertaken by the Guinness World Records, five different surveyors verified the claim.
Director-General Border Roads received the certificate
Director General Border Roads (DGBR) Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry received the Guinness World Records certificate on November 16.
On the occasion, Chaudhry spoke about the challenges faced during the road construction to Umlingla Pass, which he said, tested both the human spirit and efficacy of machines in an extremely tough terrain where temperatures in winters dip to -40 degrees and oxygen levels are 50 per cent below normal.