Mumbai: The government has invited fresh bids for the Zojila tunnel project in Jammu & Kashmir, after the construction contract was cancelled for the second time in three years.
The tunnel, to be built at an altitude of 4,000 metres, will provide year-long connectivity between Srinagar and Leh as the current national highway that connects these two places remains shut for close to six months due to snowfall. But nine months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the work in May last year, the order given to Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services, which is facing a cash crunch, has been cancelled.
