230- km Kargil-Zanskar highway to become all-weather road as NHIDCL begins work
The 230-kilometre-long Kargil-Zanskar national highway will become an all-weather road as the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corp Ltd has begun work for its up-gradation and widening, officials said. This is the second continuous year that the Kargil-Zanskar highway has been operational during the winter season.
This was revealed at a high-level meeting chaired by Ajeet Kumar Sahu, commissioner secretary (road and buildings department), to review the progress regarding the corridor clearance for the ongoing project of up-gradation and widening of the national highway 301 – Kargil-Zanskar road.
The widening project of the Kargil-Zanskar highway with the existing length of 234 kilometres spans 32 villages, they said.
