The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has created a world record by constructing and black-topping the world's highest motorable road at Umling La Pass in Ladakh at an altitude of 19,024 feet.

The Border Roads Organisation has constructed the world's highest road in eastern Ladakh at an altitude of 19,024 feet. The road has been constructed at an altitude higher than the Mount Everest base camps - the south base camp in Nepal is at an altitude of 17,598 feet, while the north base camp in Tibet is at 16,900 feet.