Everything You Need To Know About Maruti Suzuki Presents Indiatimes Frontlines Road Trip To India's Military Borders
We leave Delhi on the morning of August 10 and head north towards Amritsar a distance of 465km. The next day we head to Bikaner some 560km away in the middle of the desert. A further 340 km away is Jaisalmer also called the Golden City of India because of the yellow sand used in the architecture. We spend a day in Guwahati before heading to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh where a fierce battle took place.
We leave Delhi on the morning of August 10 and head north towards Amritsar, a distance of 465km. On 11 August we＊re at Attari, where we meet the soldiers of the Border Security Force. This is where the lowering of the flag takes place with elaborate movements of the hands and feet. The next day we leave Amritsar for Bikaner some 560km away in the middle of the desert. A further 340 km away is Jaisalmer, also called the Golden City of India because of the yellow sand used in the architecture.
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On Aug 14 we head to the Longewala border, the site of the epic tank battle where a single Indian Army battalion held off the Pakistani tanks. The next day we head to Bhuj in Gujarat, where we drive nearly 620 km. On Aug 16 we head to the eastern most end of the country to Koteshwar.
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The following day, we head to the western border. We spend a day in Guwahati before heading to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, home of the Tawang monastry. 37 km from the town is the Bumla Pass, where a fierce battle took place between India and China. On August 20 we drive back to Guwahati before heading back to Delhi.
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It will be a mad dash towards Kargil as we head back on the same route we took a few days ago. We halt at Jalandar on Aug 21 hoping to hit Srinagar on Aug 22. At a distance of 200 km lies Kargil, where we pay homage at the Kargil war memorial.
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Itinerary
Day 1 Aug 10 Delhi 每 Amritsar 465 km
Day 2 Aug 11 Attari border
Day 3 Aug 12 Amritsar 每 Bikaner 560 km
Day 4 Aug 13 Bikaner 每 Jaisalmer 340 km
Day 5 Aug 14 Jaisalmer 每 Longewala 125 km
Day 6 Aug 15 Jaisalmer 每 Bhuj 623 km
Day 7 Aug 16 Bhuj 每 Koteshwar 300 km
Day 8 Aug 17 Guwahati
Day 9 Aug 18 Guwahati - Tawang 350 km
Day 10 Aug 19 Tawang - Bum La 75 km
Day 11 Aug 20 Tawang - Guwahati 350 km
Day 12 Aug 21 Delhi - Jalandhar 372 km
Day 13 Aug 22 Jalandhar - Srinagar 550 km
Day 14 Aug 23 Srinagar
Day 15 Aug 24 Srinagar - Kargil 200 km
Day 16 Aug 25 Kargil - Srinagar 200 km
Day 17 Aug 26 Srinagar - Jammu 320 km
Day 18 Aug 27 Jammu - Delhi 575 km