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| Nathula Pass, A New Gateway to Kailash Mansarovar |
India and China have signed a bilateral agreement regarding
the access of Nathula route; this will be an alternate route for the existing
Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand.
It is expected that more than 1600 pilgrims, in ten batches will be taking Kailash Mansarovar yatra through Nathula Pass, Sikkim route by June next year.
For this purpose, two senior officials of Ministry of External Affairs have inspected whether all the plans have been efficiently implemented or not.
It is expected that more than 1600 pilgrims, in ten batches will be taking Kailash Mansarovar yatra through Nathula Pass, Sikkim route by June next year.
For this purpose, two senior officials of Ministry of External Affairs have inspected whether all the plans have been efficiently implemented or not.
The new route eradicates the hardships of the pilgrims and
aims at providing ease especially to the senior citizens. 17th Mile
and Sherathang have been finalized as acclimatization centers for the pilgrims.
As per the proposal, pilgrims will be required to halt for at least two days in
Gangtok and then head to 17th Mile and Sherathang for further
acclimatization before getting into thinner air of Tibet.
Also, the pilgrims can now drive through this route to reach
Kailash Mansarovar. For this, they will be starting from Gangtok (Sikkim) to Shigatse
(Tibet). And from Shigatse they can hire a van or board a bus in order to reach
Mansarovar and Kailash.
Talking about Nepal route, it takes about ten days to cover
the journey. Uttarakhand route takes twenty-seven days. And the Nathula Pass
route takes eight days. Nathula Route is open from March to November, while
Lipulekh route is open from June to September.
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