The government agencies engaged in the construction of 14-km long Zojila Tunnel, has initiated the ground work after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the project recently. The project involved the construction, operation and maintenance of 2-lane bi-directional with Parallel Escape (Egress) excluding approaches on Srinagar-Leh section connecting NH-1A at km 95.00 and at km 118.00 in Jammu & Kashmir. It will be India's longest road tunnel and Asia's longest bidirectional tunnel as it will provide all-weather connectivity between Srinagar, Kargil and Leh and will bring about all-round economic and socio-cultural integration of these regions. This route remains snow-bound for a large part of the year. It will also cut down the time taken to cross the Zojila pass from the present 3.5 hours to just 15 minutes. The construction period of the project is seven years which shall be reckoned from the date of commencement of construction and the total capital cost of the project is ₹6,808.69 crore which includes land acquisition, resettlement & rehabilitation and other pre-construction activities, maintenance and operation cost of the tunnel for four years.
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05 April 2019
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