The Zojila tunnel is important for national security as well as for development and tourism in the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as it will provide round-the-year connectivity, Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has said.
During his visit to the tunnel, which is envisaged to provide all-weather connectivity to Ladakh, officers said that work on it is in full swing and the NHIDCL is geared up to continue construction even in winter months.
The Union minister for information and broadcasting reached Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday evening on a two-day visit under the Centre’s public outreach programme.
