Shimla, July 7 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Centre to explore the feasibility of opening the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra (KMY) route via Shipki-La pass in Kinnaur district. The Chief Minister highlighted the strategic, cultural, and logistical advantages of this historic corridor, positioning it as a viable alternative for the sacred pilgrimage.
Sukhu, in his letter, noted that the Shipki-La region has long served as a traditional Indo-Tibetan trade route and a spiritual path deeply intertwined with Tibetan Buddhism and ancient Hindu pilgrimages. The pass, he emphasized, embodies India's age-old civilizational connection with Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar...