Saturday, December 29, 2018

From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha : "Sela Pass" Arunachal Pradesh India

From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha : 
 "Sela Pass" Arunachal Pradesh India

Sela Pass is a high altitude mountain pass situated on the border between Tawang and West Kameng districts of Arunachal Pradesh and . It has at an elevation of around 13,700 ft and connects Tibetan Buddhist town of Tawang to Dirang town of Arunachal and with the rest of India. It supports scarce amount of vegetation.

Sela Pass is a sacred site in Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhists believe that there are about 101 sacred lakes in and around the Pass. 

An all-weather transport tunnel known as "Sela Tunnel' is to be constructed with the funding of Government of India.





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Image (C) Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha

This is the bridge where a sepoy of the Indian army Jaswant Singh Rawat fought alone against Chinese soldiers  during the 1962 Sinio-Indian War. He was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for his courage & devotion to duty.
Image (C) Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha
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