- Overview: Border logistics just got a massive upgrade. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) officially completed a highly strategic, all-weather tunnel near the Naku La pass in North Sikkim.
- Key Points:
- Winter Blockade Broken: Heavy snow usually blocks this route for six months a year. This new tunnel ensures 365-day access for military convoys.
- Rapid Troop Movement: The Indian Army can now move heavy artillery and tanks to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in minutes rather than days.
- Strategic Location: Naku La is a highly sensitive flashpoint where Indian and Chinese troops have clashed in recent years. This tunnel solidifies India’s ground presence.
- Engineering Marvel: BRO engineers used the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) to build this structure. It can withstand severe earthquakes and freezing temperatures.
- Q2. The strategically important ‘Naku La’ pass is located in which Indian state?
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Sikkim
- Himachal Pradesh
