Fresh bids invited for Zojila Tunnel, Ladakh road

The government invited fresh bids on Wednesday for building the Zojila Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir and a road from the under-construction Z-Morh Tunnel to the Zojila Tunnel in Ladakh. These strategic projects aim to provide round-the-year connectivity to Ladakh.

Both these projects will now be funded by the government in the EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) mode at an estimated cost of Rs 4,430 crore exclusive of GST, as per the bid document, a copy of which was seen by ET. “We aim to complete these projects in time with close supervision as they have been delayed for long. The EPC mode will ensure the cost is kept in check,” a senior government official told ET on condition of anonymity.