Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways inspected Zojila Tunnel ,Asia’s longest tunnel to establish all weather connectivity for Ladakh and an important project implemented in Jammu and Kashmir.
About Zojila Tunnel
- 19 tunnels are being constructed in Jammu and Kashmir at a cost of Rs 25000 crore.
- Under this, the construction of 13.14 km long tunnel and approach road at a cost of Rs 6800 crore is in progress in Zojila.
- It is a 7.57 m high horseshoe-shaped single-tube, 2-lane tunnel, which will pass under the Zojila Pass in the Himalayas between Ganderbal in Kashmir and Drass town in Kargil district of Ladakh on NH-1.
- The project includes a Smart Tunnel (SCADA) system, which has been constructed using the New Austrian Tunneling Method.
- Under the Zojila Tunnel project, The main Zojila tunnel of 13,153 meters with 4 culverts of total length of 810 meters, 4 Nilgrar tunnels of total length of 4,821 meters, 8 cut and covers of total length of 2,350 meters and three 500 meters, 391 meters and 220 meters of vertical ventilation shaft are proposed. So far 28% work of Zojila Tunnel has been completed.
