Niti Pass

Niti Pass

News: Sources in the defence and security establishment recently confirmed that the Chinese side has been realigning and building a new link road and helipads at Sarang, Poling Jindu, which is opposite to India's Niti Pass.

About:
 It is an international high mountain pass at an elevation of 5.086mlocated on the border of India and China.
 It connects Uttarakhand and southern Tibet and was an ancient trade route between India and Tibet.
 It has remained closed since the 1962 China Sino-Indian War.

About Niti Valley:
 It is a remote valley located in the northernmost region of Garhwal Himalayas in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
 The valley’s major river is the Dhauliganga which flows south-southwest.
 The region falls within the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve.