Himank, also styled Project HIMANK, is a project of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in the Ladakh region of northernmost India that started in August 1985. Under the Himank project, BRO is responsible for the construction and maintenance of roads and related infrastructure in Ladkah along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), including some of world's highest motorable roads across the Khardung La, Tanglang La and Chang La passes. Now Umling la is the highest motorable road on Earth with height 19300 feet. Himank project ensures access to sensitive military areas including the world's highest battleground at the Siachen Glacier and Pangong Tso Lake (at 14500 ft), whose waters span the de facto India-China border. Nicknamed "The Mountain Tamers", much of Himank's work is constrained to four