Zojila Tunnel Breakthrough! Kashmir-Ladakh All-Weather Link Moves Closer To Reality

Описание: A historic engineering milestone has been achieved in the Himalayas.

The 13-kilometre-long Zojila Tunnel has recorded its breakthrough moment, with engineers successfully connecting both ends of the tunnel beneath the Zojila Pass.

The achievement brings India one step closer to establishing all-weather road connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh — a region that has remained cut off for months every winter due to heavy snowfall, avalanches and harsh weather conditions.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the breakthrough event near Minimarg in Ladakh.

Once completed, the Zojila Tunnel will be among the world's longest high-altitude road tunnels and a major strategic asset for India.

The tunnel stretches 13.1 kilometres beneath the Zojila Pass at an altitude of nearly 11,600 feet and forms part of the Srinagar-Leh highway corridor. Built using the advanced New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM), the project has overcome some of the toughest geological challenges in the Himalayas.

For Ladakh, the tunnel promises year-round connectivity, faster movement of essential supplies, improved tourism, economic opportunities and stronger military logistics along one of India's most strategically important frontiers.

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