• India railways announced its plan to link New Delhi and Ladakh by means of a railway line that will run along the India-China Border.
• The proposed Bilaspur-Manali-Leh Line would be the world’s highest railway line once launched.

The railway line will be the world’s highest at 5,360 metres above mean sea level which is comparable to China’s Quinghai-Tibet Railway Line at 2,000 metres. Keylong station on the route will be constructed inside a tunnel at the height of 3000 metres which is a first in India.