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BARA LACHA LA PASS

22nd May, 2023 Geography

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Context

  • Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has rescued 76 tourists including seven children stranded at Baralacha La Pass in Lahaul and Spiti district.

Bara-lacha la

  • Bara-lacha la is a high mountain pass in the Zanskar range of Northern-India.
  • It connects Lahaul district in Himachal Pradesh to Leh district in Ladakh.
  • The two headwaters of the Chenab River, Chandra and Bhaga, originate near the Baralacha Pass.
  • The Bhaga river originates from Surya taal lake, which is situated a few of kilometers from the pass towards Manali.
  • The Chandra originates from glacier in this region. The native name of Chenab, "Chandrabhaga", represents the union of Chandra and Bhaga rivers downstream.
  • The pass also acts as a water-divide between the Bhaga river and the Yunam river.

 

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q. Consider the following statements:

1.    Bara-lacha la is a high mountain pass in the Zanskar range.

2.    The pass also acts as a water divide between the Bhaga river and the Yunam river.

Which of the above statements are correct?

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: d

https://theprint.in/india/border-roads-organisation-rescues-over-70-people-stranded-at-hps-baralacha-la-pass/1585925/