TOP 10 MOST DANGEROUS HIGHWAY IN INDIA BUT HEAVEN TO RIDE & DRIVE
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1 - THREE LEVEL ZIG ZAG ROAD ( SIKKIM ).
(i) - THESE SPIRAL ROADS MAKE FOR THE MOST SCENIC VIEW AT 11,200 ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL, THIS ROAD WILL GIVE YOU THE BEST OF THE HIMALAYA CROWN .
* THIS ROUTE ALSO CALLED AS OLD SILK ROUTE.
(ii) - THE CURVY ROAD WILL SEND YOUR HEAD INTO TIZZY EVEN IF YOU'RE SITTING ON THE BACK SEAT.
* YOU NEED SPECIAL PERMIT TO PASS THROUGH AS THE ROAD IS NOT FOR FAINT HEARTED
2 - NATHU LA PASS.
(i) - CONNECTING THE INDIA STATE OF SIKKIM WITH CHINA , NATHU LA IS A MOUNTAIN PASS IN THE HIMALAYAS.
* IT IS ONE OF THE THREE TRADE LINK BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA.
(ii) - THE PASS IS AT 4,310 METER ABOVE SEA LEVEL AND IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PASS ACCESSIBLE VIA ROAD.
* THE PASS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT FACE HEAVY SNOWFALL DURING WINTER AND ALSO THERE ARE HEAVY LANDSLIDE DURING MONSOON.
3 - KHARDUNG LA (LADAKH)
(i) - COURAGE,ENERGY,EXCITEMENT AND BIT OF LUCK ALL THESE REQUIRED TO CROSS WORLD'S HIGHEST PASS.
* LISTED IN GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORD, KHARDUNG LA PASS IS BELIEVED TO BE THE HIGHEST MOTOR-ABLE ROAD IN THE WORLD.
(ii) - FOR ADVENTUROUS TRAVELER THIS IS THE HEAVEN PLACE TO DRIVE AND RIDE.
* LOCAL INHABITANT CLAIM THAT ITS ACTUAL HEIGHT IS 5,602 METER WHILE IS ACTUAL HEIGHT IS 5,359 METER ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
4 - KISHTWAR - KAILASH ROAD (J&K)
(i) - THE ROADS IN THE INDIAN HIMALAYA IS ONE OF THE DEADLIEST ROADS ON EARTH, WITH OVER A 2,000 FT DROP, AND ROCKS HANGING DOWN OBSTRUCTING YOUR VIEW OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
(ii) - THIS TRACK CAN GET VERY MUDDY AND SLIPPERY AFTER RAIN MAKING IT CHALLENGING TO GET THROUGH. DURING AND AFTER A STROM THE ROAD MAY BE IMPASSABLE , EVEN WITH A FOUR -WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLE.BUT NOW A DAYS A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES TO MAKE THIS ROAD A REALITY.
5 - CHANG LA
(i) - THIS PASS IS THE 3rd HIGHEST MOTOR-ABLE ROUTE IN THE WORLD
* THE PASS IS AT ALTITUDE OF 5,360 METER, SITUATION IN LADAKH , INDIA.
(ii) - THE CHANG LA IS THE MAIN GATEWAY TO THE CHANGTHANG PLATEAU LOCATED IN INDIAN HIMALAYA.
* ITS IS 134 KM IN LONG AND HAS QUIET COLD AND CHILLING CLIMATE WITH LESS OXYGEN.
6 - LEH - MANALI HIGHWAY.
(i) - THE LEH - MANALI HIGHWAY IS A HIGHWAY IN NORTHERN INDIA CONNECTING LEH IN LADAKH IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR STATE AND MANALI IN HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE. WHICH IS APPROX 479 KM LONG.
(ii) - THE AVERAGE ELEVATION OF LEH - MANALI IS MORE THAN 4,000M.
* PASS IS COVER BY BOTH SIDES OF MOUNTAIN RANGE AND MOUNTAIN RANGE IS COVERED BY SNOW.
7 - ZOJI LA
(i) - ZOJI LA PASS IS ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST WORST ROAD AS IT IS DANGEROUS TO SEE FULLY NARROW AND COVERD IN SLOW SLUDGE ROUND THE SEASON
(ii) - ZOJI LA PASS RUNS AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROX. 3,528 METER AND REMAINS COVERED WITH SNOW FROM OCT TO MAY.
8 - KINNAUR ROAD.
(i) - KINNAUR IS ONE OF THE DISTRICT IN HIMACHAL PARDESH ,INDIA AND ALSO BORDERS TIBET ON ITS EASTERN END.
*TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE AND LINK REST OF THE COUNTRY, KINNAURF ROAD HAS BEEN CUT INTO HARD ROCK'S TO MAKE A ROAD.
(ii) - THE SCARIEST PART OF THIS ROUTE IS THE CARVED AND BLIND TURNS COME WHICH MAKE COLLISION BETWEEN THE MOVING VEHICLES A REGULAR INCIDENT.
9 - ROHTANG PASS
(i) - THIS ROUTE IS LOCATED IN MANALI . THIS ROUTE IS VERY SIGNIFICANT FOR THE PEOPLE TRAVELING TO KULLU AS IT CONNECTS KULLU VALLEY WITH THE VALLEYS OS LAHAUL AND SPITI
(ii) - LOCATED AT A HEIGHT OF AROUND 3979 METER ABOVE THE MEAN SEA LEVEL ON THE EASTERN PIR PANJAL RANGE OF HIMALAYA
10 - TIRUPATI
(i) - THE CITY IS SITUATED IN THE HIGHLANDS OF EASTERN GHAT
* SINCE TIRUPATI IS SITUATED AT THE FOOTHILLS OF EASTERN GHAT THE ROAD TO TIRUPATI ARE QUITE RISKY AND PRONE TO ACCIDENT
(ii) - THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LOOPS AND TWISTS AND STEEP ROADS ON THE WAY TO TIRUPATI, WHICH MAKE IT ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS ROADS.
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- SAHIL KAPOOR
1 - THREE LEVEL ZIG ZAG ROAD ( SIKKIM ).
(i) - THESE SPIRAL ROADS MAKE FOR THE MOST SCENIC VIEW AT 11,200 ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL, THIS ROAD WILL GIVE YOU THE BEST OF THE HIMALAYA CROWN .
* THIS ROUTE ALSO CALLED AS OLD SILK ROUTE.
(ii) - THE CURVY ROAD WILL SEND YOUR HEAD INTO TIZZY EVEN IF YOU'RE SITTING ON THE BACK SEAT.
* YOU NEED SPECIAL PERMIT TO PASS THROUGH AS THE ROAD IS NOT FOR FAINT HEARTED
2 - NATHU LA PASS.
(i) - CONNECTING THE INDIA STATE OF SIKKIM WITH CHINA , NATHU LA IS A MOUNTAIN PASS IN THE HIMALAYAS.
* IT IS ONE OF THE THREE TRADE LINK BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA.
(ii) - THE PASS IS AT 4,310 METER ABOVE SEA LEVEL AND IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PASS ACCESSIBLE VIA ROAD.
* THE PASS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT FACE HEAVY SNOWFALL DURING WINTER AND ALSO THERE ARE HEAVY LANDSLIDE DURING MONSOON.
3 - KHARDUNG LA (LADAKH)
(i) - COURAGE,ENERGY,EXCITEMENT AND BIT OF LUCK ALL THESE REQUIRED TO CROSS WORLD'S HIGHEST PASS.
* LISTED IN GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORD, KHARDUNG LA PASS IS BELIEVED TO BE THE HIGHEST MOTOR-ABLE ROAD IN THE WORLD.
(ii) - FOR ADVENTUROUS TRAVELER THIS IS THE HEAVEN PLACE TO DRIVE AND RIDE.
* LOCAL INHABITANT CLAIM THAT ITS ACTUAL HEIGHT IS 5,602 METER WHILE IS ACTUAL HEIGHT IS 5,359 METER ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
4 - KISHTWAR - KAILASH ROAD (J&K)
(i) - THE ROADS IN THE INDIAN HIMALAYA IS ONE OF THE DEADLIEST ROADS ON EARTH, WITH OVER A 2,000 FT DROP, AND ROCKS HANGING DOWN OBSTRUCTING YOUR VIEW OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
(ii) - THIS TRACK CAN GET VERY MUDDY AND SLIPPERY AFTER RAIN MAKING IT CHALLENGING TO GET THROUGH. DURING AND AFTER A STROM THE ROAD MAY BE IMPASSABLE , EVEN WITH A FOUR -WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLE.BUT NOW A DAYS A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES TO MAKE THIS ROAD A REALITY.
5 - CHANG LA
(i) - THIS PASS IS THE 3rd HIGHEST MOTOR-ABLE ROUTE IN THE WORLD
* THE PASS IS AT ALTITUDE OF 5,360 METER, SITUATION IN LADAKH , INDIA.
(ii) - THE CHANG LA IS THE MAIN GATEWAY TO THE CHANGTHANG PLATEAU LOCATED IN INDIAN HIMALAYA.
* ITS IS 134 KM IN LONG AND HAS QUIET COLD AND CHILLING CLIMATE WITH LESS OXYGEN.
6 - LEH - MANALI HIGHWAY.
(i) - THE LEH - MANALI HIGHWAY IS A HIGHWAY IN NORTHERN INDIA CONNECTING LEH IN LADAKH IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR STATE AND MANALI IN HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE. WHICH IS APPROX 479 KM LONG.
(ii) - THE AVERAGE ELEVATION OF LEH - MANALI IS MORE THAN 4,000M.
* PASS IS COVER BY BOTH SIDES OF MOUNTAIN RANGE AND MOUNTAIN RANGE IS COVERED BY SNOW.
7 - ZOJI LA
(i) - ZOJI LA PASS IS ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST WORST ROAD AS IT IS DANGEROUS TO SEE FULLY NARROW AND COVERD IN SLOW SLUDGE ROUND THE SEASON
(ii) - ZOJI LA PASS RUNS AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROX. 3,528 METER AND REMAINS COVERED WITH SNOW FROM OCT TO MAY.
8 - KINNAUR ROAD.
(i) - KINNAUR IS ONE OF THE DISTRICT IN HIMACHAL PARDESH ,INDIA AND ALSO BORDERS TIBET ON ITS EASTERN END.
*TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE AND LINK REST OF THE COUNTRY, KINNAURF ROAD HAS BEEN CUT INTO HARD ROCK'S TO MAKE A ROAD.
(ii) - THE SCARIEST PART OF THIS ROUTE IS THE CARVED AND BLIND TURNS COME WHICH MAKE COLLISION BETWEEN THE MOVING VEHICLES A REGULAR INCIDENT.
9 - ROHTANG PASS
(i) - THIS ROUTE IS LOCATED IN MANALI . THIS ROUTE IS VERY SIGNIFICANT FOR THE PEOPLE TRAVELING TO KULLU AS IT CONNECTS KULLU VALLEY WITH THE VALLEYS OS LAHAUL AND SPITI
(ii) - LOCATED AT A HEIGHT OF AROUND 3979 METER ABOVE THE MEAN SEA LEVEL ON THE EASTERN PIR PANJAL RANGE OF HIMALAYA
10 - TIRUPATI
(i) - THE CITY IS SITUATED IN THE HIGHLANDS OF EASTERN GHAT
* SINCE TIRUPATI IS SITUATED AT THE FOOTHILLS OF EASTERN GHAT THE ROAD TO TIRUPATI ARE QUITE RISKY AND PRONE TO ACCIDENT
(ii) - THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LOOPS AND TWISTS AND STEEP ROADS ON THE WAY TO TIRUPATI, WHICH MAKE IT ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS ROADS.
GUYS FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK ALSO I'LL UPDATE MY BLOG STATUS ALSO THERE SO ITS EASY TO KNOW NEXT BLOG IS PUBLISHED
- SAHIL KAPOOR
Thank you ankur.
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