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Srinagar: Braving extremely adverse weather conditions, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), under Project Himank, is carving out the world's first glaciated motorable road. "Due to good equipment, other resources, training and medical facilities for BRO personnel, works in the hostile high altitude areas are possible," he said. Saser La, also known as Saser Pass, is a high mountain pass which lies in the Karakoram range. "As the temperature in the region falls to minus 50 degrees Celsius during winter and hovers around 12 degrees Celsius during peak summer, work in such condition is a herculean task. It is located on the ancient summer caravan route from Leh in Ladakh to Yarkand in the Tarim Basin..