Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL), that is executing Zoji-la Tunnel said that the work on it is going on at a rapid pace and the project is likely to be completed by December 2026.<\/p>\n
So far, 28 per cent work on the tunnel was completed.<\/p>\n
Zoji-la Tunnel, Union Minister Gadkari tweeted, \u201cMeet Asia’s largest tunnel \u2013 Zoji-la Tunnel, an engineering marvel with all-weather connectivity\u2026With the development of the Zoji-la Tunnel, we aim to achieve all-weather hassle-free connectivity between Kashmir to Kanyakumari.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meil is the company which has done Kaleshwaram project for the Telangana Government in a record time.<\/p>\n
If the tunnel is completed the average travel time to cross the Zoji-la (pass) that is three hours now will come down to 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
It will not only bring Ladakh closer to the Kashmir Valley but also help save fuel. He added the treacherous terrain of Zoji-la claimed many lives in accidents every year but after the tunnel is completed, the chances of such mishaps will be zero.<\/p>\n
The work underway on the Zoji-la Tunnel, Asia’s longest tunnel that will establish an all-weather connectivity between the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh, he said tourism will increase by many fold and job opportunities will rise when the tunnel is commissioned. Zoji-la Tunnel is a horseshoe-shaped single-tube tunnel that is 9.5 metre wide, 7.57 meter high and 14.2 km long.<\/p>\n
The 2-lane road tunnel will pass through the 11,575 feet high Zoji-la (pass) in the Himalayas between Ganderbal district of the Kashmir Valley and Drass town in Kargil district of Ladakh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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