Nathu La opens for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra today

Over half-a-century after it was closed following the 1962 Sino-India war, Chinese Ambassador to India Le Yucheng will receive the first batch of Indian pilgrims on Kailash Mansarovar Yatra on Monday in Tibet, marking the opening of the new route through the Nathu La pass.

Yucheng, who arrived in Gangtok on Saturday evening, crossed over to Tibet on Sunday where he will be staying overnight before receiving the pilgrims on Monday, official sources said. Earlier in the day, Yucheng called on Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling and briefed him about the arrangements made for receiving the <g data-gr-id="8">Yatris</g> in the Tibet Autonomous Region, they said. During the meet, the Chinese Ambassador recalled the visit of PM Narendra Modi to China this year which was <g data-gr-id="9">preceeded</g> by Chinese President’s trip to India in September last year, they said.