Himachal govt has requested Centre to reopen trade through Shipki La pass: CM Sukhu

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said that the state government has requested the Centre to reopen trade through the Shipki La pass, adding that discussions were underway to start the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Shipki La.

Sukhu said that an existing road from Rampur Bushahr and Pooh up to the pass would make it easier to develop the required infrastructure for the pilgrimage.

The chief minister said this while presiding over the closing ceremony of the four-day International Lavi Fair at Rampur in the Shimla district on Friday. "I initiated border tourism from Shipki La, and as a result, more than 70,000 tourists have visited this pass along the China border," he

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