Why Mount Kailash in news?

The Boarder Road Organization is cutting a new road through which the devotees will soon be able to visit Mount Kailash from Indian Territory.

What’s in News?

The Border Road Organization stated that it has started work on cutting KMVN Hut from Nabhidhang in the Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand to Lipulekh pass on the India-China border, which is expected to complete by September.

The Indian Government has given the responsibility of developing ‘Kailash Point View’ to Hirak Project.

The Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra through the Lipulekh Path has not resumed since covide-19, such a long stall has contributed to the efforts by the Indian Government in forming an alternate path for the devottees to access Mount Kailash.

About Mount Kailash

Mount Kailash is considered to be the stairway to heaven. It is a diamond like shaped mountain that is surrounded by a beautiful landscape. Mount Kailash has an altitude of 6,638m (21,778 ft.).Mt. Kailash is the striking peak standing in the remote southwest corner of the Tibet in the Himalayan Mountains. Mount Kailash is known as Gang Tise or Gang Rinproche in Tibet. It serves as a source of some of the longest rivers of Asia.

Mount Kailash is considered as one of the sacred mountains and has become an important pilgrim for four faiths: Buddhists, Jains, Hindus and the Tibetan religion of Bon. Every year thousands of people from all over the world make a pilgrimage to this place.

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Akansha Arora

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