Leh: Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates 'Pratham-Shyok' bridge

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday inaugurated 'Pratham-Shyok' bridge in Leh that will connect Leh to Karakoram in north eastern Ladakh.

The Defence Minister on her two-day-visit to Jammu and Kashmir, also visited forward locations of Leh, Ladakh and Siachen, reviewed the security situation in the regions, and interacted with the soldiers.

On her visit to Siachen, Sitharaman also laid wreath at the War Memorial in the Siachen Base Camp.