Gartang Gali

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Bridge

Built by Pathans in the late 1800s, Gartang Gali, a wooden skywalk bridge in Uttarkashi, was part of a trade route to Tibet
From: uttarkashi.nic.in

This wooden bridge linked the trade route between India and Tibet. The nomads (Bhotiya tribe) ferried their goods on yaks over this bridge for barter with their counterparts in the other country.

2021: Reopens after 1963

Ishita Mishra, March 25, 2021: The Times of India

Nestled in the picturesque Nelong valley in Uttarkashi in the Garhwal Himalayas, Gartang Gali, a wooden skywalk bridge which was closed in the aftermath of the 1962 India-China war, is all set to open for tourists soon.

Built by Pathans from Peshawar over 150 years ago, the bridge, situated at an altitude of 11,000 feet, offers a stunning view of the Nelong valley landscape and was part of a trade route between India and Tibet in earlier times.

Pratap Singh Pawar, range officer of Gangotri National Park, who has jurisdiction over the area where the structure lies, said, “The area is rich in flora and fauna and is home to rare animals like snow leopard and Himalayan blue sheep. If all goes well, the region — which has a mountain desert landscape like Lahaul-Spiti — will be opened for tourists by July.” He said the PWD has started work on the structure earlier this month.

Doon-based heritage activist and anthropologist Lokesh Ohri said the bridge was earlier an important route for cross-border trade between India and Tibet. “It was one of the oldest trading routes for transporting wool, salt, jaggery and spices among other items. Such trade and related activities were the source of livelihood for the Bhutia community in Uttarkashi,” he added.

Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board joint director Vivek Chauhan meanwhile said that the plan to develop Gartang Gali as a major tourist destination was initiated after the Union government removed it from the innerline permit area sometime ago.