Military Digest: How the Army braved biting cold, adverse conditions to erect a road across Khardung La, 50 years ago
As the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Northern Command, Lt Gen PS Bhagat pushed for the connectivity atop Khardung La to achieve a road link not only with Partapur but also with Chalunka which was captured from Pakistan in the 1971 war.
Source: indianexpress.com