how passes in Himalayas have helped Indians
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1.it prevent cold winds coming from Tibet China .
2.himalayan rivers like the Ganga river flows from Himalayas and gave water to our country.
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Banihal Pass
Banihal Pass is a pass across the Pir Panjal Range at 2,832 m (9,291 ft) maximum elevation. This mountain range separates the Kashmir valley in the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir from the outer Himalaya and plains to the south. Banihal pass remains covered by heavy snow throughout the major portion of the year. In Kashmiri language, "Banihal" means blizzard.
Burzil Pass
The Burzil Pass is an ancient pass and caravan route between Srinagar in Kashmir and Gilgit. This route was active up to Pakistan's independence. The pass lies close to the Line of Control demarcating India and Pakistan, which has since closed the Burzil. The crest of the pass is wide and covered in summer with alpine grass vegetation. The Astor river originates from western slopes of the pass.
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Jelep la pass
Jelep La is a high mountain pass between India and Tibet in East Sikkim District of Sikkim. The pass is in Sikkim and the route connects Lhasa to India. The pass is 46 metres (151 ft) in length.
The famous Menmecho Lake lies below the Jelep La Pass.
Jelep-la, a Tibetan name, means 'The lovely level pass, so called because it is the easiest and most level of all the passes between Tibet and Sikkim.
Karakoram Pass
The Karakoram Pass is between India and China in the Karakoram Range. It is the highest pass on the ancient caravan route between Leh in Ladakh and Yarkand in the Tarim Basin. 'Karakoram' literally means 'Black Gravel' in Turkic.
Kora La On the Nepal-Tibet border at the upper end of Mustang. Kora La is the lowest pass through both ranges between K2 and Everest, but some 300 metres (980 ft) higher than Nathula and Jelepla passes further east between Sikkim and Tibet.
Mana Pass Mana Pass(Māna La, Chirbitya, Chirbitya-la, or Dungri La) is a mountain pass in the Himalayas on the border between India and Tibet. It appears to now be the highest vehicle-accessible pass in the world, containing a road constructed in the 2005-2010 period for the Indian military by the Border Roads Organisation.
Mohan Pass the principal pass in the Siwalik Hills, the southernmost and geologically youngest foothills running parallel to the main Himalayas in Sikkim.
Nathu la -
Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayas. It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The pass, at 4,310 m (14,140 ft) above mean sea level, forms a part of an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road. Nathu means "listening ears" and La means "pass" in Tibetan.
On the Indian side, the pass is 54 km(34 mi) east of Gangtok, the capital of Indian state of Sikkim. Only citizens of India can visit the pass, and then only after obtaining a permit in Gangtok.
Pir Panjal pass
The Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel or Banihal railway tunnel is an 11.215 km (7 mile) railway tunnel located in Pir Panjal Range of middle Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir, India, north of Banihal town.
It is India's longest railway tunnel. It takes approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds for the train to cross the tunnel and Asia's third longest railway tunnel (28 km long Taihang Tunnel in China is the longest and 21 km long Lulianghsan Tunnel in Shanxi, China is the second longest).
Rohtang Pass
Rohtang Pass is a high mountain pass on the eastern Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas around 51 km (32 mi) from Manali. It connects the Kullu Valley with the Lahul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh, India. Manali-Leh Highway, a part of NH 21, transverses Rohtang Pass.
Shipki la Pass -Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the India-Tibet border. The river Sutlej enters India (from Tibet) through this pass. It is an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road.
Thorong La - The high point of the Annapurna Circuit, it connects the Manang District to the Mustang District in Nepal.
Zoji La Pass -
Zoji La is a high mountain pass in Indian Kashmir, located on the Indian National Highway 1D between Srinagar and Leh in the western section of the Himalayan mountain range. Though often referred to as Zojila Pass in the foreign press, the correct English translation is Zoji Pass or simply Zojila, since the suffix 'La' itself means pass in several Himalayan languages. The usage of the word "La" can also be seen in the Khardung La, Fotu La, Namika La and Pensi La etc.
Zoji La is 9 km (5.6 mi) from Sonamarg and provides a vital link between Ladakh and Kashmir. It runs at an elevation of approximately 3,528 metres (11,575 ft), and is the second highest pass after Fotu La on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway.