India constructs roads to allow hassle-free troop movement in Ladakh Photogallery

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There are two main highways that connect Ladakh to the rest of India, but they are closed for at least four months every winter. The only way urgent supplies are sent to Ladakh during these months is by air.

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India constructs roads to allow hassle-free troop movement in Ladakh

Labourers from the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) work on a highway under construction in the Ladakh region, India.

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A Border Roads Organisation (BRO) worker carries stones on a highway construction site in the Ladakh region, India.

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Military trucks carrying supplies move towards forward areas in the Ladakh region.

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Ligen Eliyas, an excavator operator for the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), poses for a portrait on a highway under construction in the Ladakh region, India.

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A Border Roads Organisation (BRO) worker operates a bulldozer on a highway under construction in the Ladakh region, India.

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Workers from the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) get off a truck after arriving at their living quarters. They are working to build a highway in the Ladakh region, India.

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