Milam is on a route over high mountain passes (Unta Dhura, Jandi Dhura and Kingribingri Dhura) to Gyanima mandi in Tibet. The border is closed since the Sino-Indian War of 1962, and Milam is now a ghost village with very few inhabitants.
Milam is situated along a route crossing high mountain passes (Unta Dhura, Jandi Dhura, and Kingribingri Dhura) to Gyanima mandi in Tibet. Due to the Sino-Indian War of 1962, the border has been closed, leaving Milam as a largely abandoned village with very few inhabitants.