Union minister for road transport, highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari will on Thursday initiate the first blasting of Zojila Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir, which will ensure all-weather connectivity between the Srinagar valley and Leh.
The 14.15-km tunnel will connect the Valley and Leh on NH-1 with approach road to Z-morh tunnel and avalanche protection structures.
The Zojila Tunnel, which will be built at an altitude of about 3000 metre under Zojila pass on NH-1 connecting Srinagar and Leh through Dras and Kargil, will bring about an all-round economic and socio–cultural integration of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the road transport ministry said in a statement.
