China opens Nathu La border post as 2nd route for Kailash-Mansarovar yatra
China opens Nathu La border post as 2nd route for Kailash-Mansarovar yatra
China has opened 2nd land border crossing in Tibet via Nathu La, Sikkim to allow the Indian pilgrims for Kailash-Mansarovar yatra
. The new route is in addition and alternative to the existing Lipulekh Pass route located in Uttarakhand which was only route earlier.
This route was damaged in the devastating Uttarakhand floods in 2013.
The border crossing at Nathu La is located 4,000 metres above sea level.
This route will facilitate comfortable travel for Indian pilgrims by buses compared to previous route.
A total of 44 pilgrims crossed over from the Indian side of the border in Sikkim on Monday as the first batch of the annual Yatra through this border route and were warmly welcomed by Chinese officials in Tibet.
By this route, pilgrims will be travel by bus to Shigatse in the Tibet Autonomous Region, around 1500 kms away from Nathula to reach their ultimate destination the Kailash–Mansarovar.
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