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Mr. Sukhdev Singh Gill - Sikhs The Supreme

There was a news in Dec. 2012 that a daring and an intelligent officer, can rightfully be called the “Father of Manali - Leh Highway. Mr. Sukhdev Singh Gill was extraordinary brilliant. He had cleared and obtained high position in all India Engineering competition as well as IAS. He successfully completed the survey and prepared esitmate of 490 km. Manali -Leh in about 1956-57. It was most difficult and terible job, where no one was ready to go. After this accomplishment Govt. of India deputed him at Gyantee (Tibet) for another mission to carry out the survey of border roads for defence purpose. It was also equally daring job where no one would like to go in such dangerous and high altitude area, less oxygen, acute mountain sickness area. There he stayed about one year and carried out the survey of other border roads at high altitude connecting Tibet/Leh-Ladakh to other hilly region, for defence purpose. After that he suddenly fell ill and unfortunately breathed his last during this second important mission at Gyantsee (Tibet) at a very young age of 27 years. He laid down his life for the safe of country. After 54 years of his death the nation Father of Manali – Leh Highway The Mighty Sikhs / 262 recognized his supreme scrifice for the country and a memory stone has been installed during the end of 2012 at Sarchu ManaliLeh Highway. The words etched on the memory stone are reproduced as under.

“Lest We Forget--Shri Sukhdev Singh Gill, Assistant Executive ‘Engineer (CES-I) was the first officer to successfully carry out the survey of Manali - Leh Highway. A daring and an intelligent officer, can rightfully be called ‘‘Father of Manali-Leh Highway” the officer breathed his last at a very young age of 27 years at Gyantsee (Tibet) for the sake of our country.

Border Road Organization and people of Himachal Pradesh Salute the gallant officer for his contribution.”

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