Sach Pass Dalhousie Adventure

Pangi The Administrative Subdivision Of Chamba District Is A Forlorn World. Time And Space Acquire A New Dimension In This Snow Bound Land Locked Narrow Valley Sandwiched Between Mighty Pir-panjal And Zanskar Ranges Of The Himalaya. It Is Located In The Mid Himalayan Region Known As Pangi Range Spread Between North Latitude 32 11 30 And 33 13 06 And East Longitude 75 45 And 77 03 33.Pangi Range Is Direct Continuation Of The Himalayan Axis Which Separates Kullu District Of Himachal Pradesh From Lahaul Spiti District And Enters Chamba's Boundary On The Western Border Of The Bara Bangahal Region Of Kangra District. It Then Passes Through Chamba From South East To North West For About 130 Kms. In Its Journey Through The District It Divides The Region Into Two Large But Unequal Parts The Northern Or Smaller Part Was Called Pangi Chamba-lahaul And The Other Part Was Called British Lahaul. Due To This Natural Partition These Two Regions Are Severed From Each Other And There Is No Communication Between The Two During The Larger Part Of The Year. Even In Summers When The Movement Is Possible It Is Very Difficult To Interact.Pangi Chamba-lahaul Which Was Part Of Erstwhile Chamba State Are Two Distinct Administrative Units Now. While Pangi Is A Subdivision Of Chamba District Chamba-lahaul Which Is Known As Udaipur Is A Subdivision Of Lahaul Spiti District. Pangi Valley Remains Cut Off From The Rest Of The World For About Six Months In A Year Even Today. Heavy Snowfall And Semi Arctic Conditions Make The Living Very Tough In The Valley. So Forbidding Was This Range That In The Earlier Times During The Princely Regime Every State Official Proceeding On Duty To Pangi Was Granted Special Allowance Under The Head Funeral Expenses As His Return Alive Or Dead Was Not Taken As A Matter Of Certainty. It Is Said That Pangi Was Formerly Made Use As A Place To Banish Criminals And Political Offenders.