The Border Roads Organisation of India has built the world's highest road in eastern Ladakh, at a height of 19,300 feet, according to a government statement released today.

Umlingla Pass: India builds world's highest road at 19,300 feet in Ladakh

Hundreds of miles from their homes, a group of labourers are toiling in a cold Indian Himalayan desert to repair some of the world's highest roads. Stationed near Chang La pass which is perched at a height of 5,360 metres (17,590 feet), the 13 men, whose home is the low-lying eastern state of Jharkhand, have little experience of cold climes.

Indian workers toil at one of world's highest roads

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Umlingla Pass: India builds world's highest road at 19,300 feet in Ladakh

Indian workers toil at one of world's highest roads