TNPSC Thervupettagam

Zojila Tunnel

January 5 , 2018 2547 days 1799 0
  • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved Zojila Tunnel project in Jammu and Kashmir that will provide year-round connectivity between Srinagar, Kargil and Leh.
  • The project aims to construct a 14.15-km long two-lane bidirectional single tube tunnel with a parallel 14.2-km long egress or parallel escape tunnel. With the completion of project Zojila tunnel will be Asia's longest bi-directional pass tunnel.
  • The project will be implemented by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRT&H) through National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL).

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