{"id":20399,"date":"2023-04-10T22:19:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T16:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magicsheds.in\/index.php\/2023\/04\/10\/gadkari-inspects-asias-longest-tunnel-zojila-in-ladakh\/"},"modified":"2023-04-10T22:19:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T16:49:32","slug":"gadkari-inspects-asias-longest-tunnel-zojila-in-ladakh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magicsheds.in\/index.php\/2023\/04\/10\/gadkari-inspects-asias-longest-tunnel-zojila-in-ladakh\/","title":{"rendered":"Gadkari inspects Asia&#8217;s longest tunnel Zojila in Ladakh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on April 10, 2023 inspected the Zojila tunnel, Asia&#8217;s longest tunnel to establish all-weather connectivity to Ladakh and an important project implemented in Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A total of 19 tunnels are being constructed in Jammu and Kashmir at a cost of Rs 25,000 crore.  Under this, construction work of 13.14 kilometer tunnel and approach road is in progress at Zojila at a cost of Rs 6,800 crore.  It is a 7.57 m high horseshoe-shaped single-tube, 2-lane tunnel that will pass under the Zojila Pass in the Himalayas between Ganderbal in Kashmir and Drass town in Kargil.  The project includes a smart tunnel (SCADA) system, constructed using the new Austrian tunneling method.  It is equipped with facilities like CCTV, radio control, uninterrupted power supply, ventilation.  The use of modern technology in this project has saved the Government of India more than Rs 5,000 crore.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the Zojila tunnel project, the main Zojila tunnel of 13,153 m including 4 culverts of total length of 810 m, 4 Nilgiri tunnel of total length of 4,821 m, 8 cut and cover of total length of 2,350 m and three 500 m, 391 m are covered.  And 220 m vertical ventilation shafts are proposed.  So far 28 percent work has been completed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the construction of this tunnel, there will be all-weather connectivity for Ladakh.  At present the average travel time to cross the pass may take up to 3 hours, which will come down to 20 minutes after the completion of this tunnel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The terrain near the pass is extremely inhospitable, with several fatal accidents occurring every year.  The tunnel will provide year-round connectivity between the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh, which will be important for Ladakh&#8217;s development, promotion of tourism, free movement of local goods and movement of Indian armed forces in case of emergency.<\/p>\n<div id=\"reaction_buttons_post209353\" class=\"reaction_buttons\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"reaction_button reaction_button_0\" onclick=\"reaction_buttons_increment_button_ajax('209353', '0');\">\n<p><span class=\"button_name\"><\/span> <span class=\"braces\">,<\/span><span class=\"count_number\">0<\/span><span class=\"braces\">,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"reaction_button reaction_button_1\" onclick=\"reaction_buttons_increment_button_ajax('209353', '1');\">\n<p><span class=\"button_name\"><\/span> <span class=\"braces\">,<\/span><span class=\"count_number\">0<\/span><span class=\"braces\">,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"reaction_button reaction_button_2\" onclick=\"reaction_buttons_increment_button_ajax('209353', '2');\">\n<p><span class=\"button_name\"><\/span> <span class=\"braces\">,<\/span><span class=\"count_number\">0<\/span><span class=\"braces\">,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n<p><script  data-wpspdn-after=\"REORDER\" type=\"javascript\/blocked\">\n    (function (w, d) {\n      var s = d.createElement(\"script\");\n      s.src = \"https:\/\/cdn.adpushup.com\/39057\/adpushup.js\";\n      s.type = \"text\/javascript\";\n      s.async = true;\n      (\n        d.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")[0] || d.getElementsByTagName(\"body\")[0]\n      ).appendChild(s);\n    })(window, document);\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n    n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n    document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '860197050685496');\n    fbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on April 10, 2023 inspected the Zojila tunnel, Asia&#8217;s longest tunnel to establish all-weather connectivity to Ladakh and an important project implemented in Jammu and Kashmir. 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