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Tunnels in Jammu & Kashmir

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    28th Sep, 2021

The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways will lay the foundation stone of various National Highway (NH) Projects and will review and inspect Z-Morh and Zojila Tunnel in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.

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The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways will lay the foundation stone of various National Highway (NH) Projects and will review and inspect Z-Morh and Zojila Tunnel in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.

About the Tunnels

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

  • The Chenani-Nashri tunnel, the longest tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir, will be renamed after Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
  • The 9.2-kilometer-long tunnel
  • This was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2017.
  • The bi-directional tunnel reduces the distances between Jammu and Srinagar by 30 km. 
  • It is also known as the Patnitop tunnel.

Banihal Qazigund Tunnel

  • The 8.5 km all-weather hi-tech tunnel connecting Qazigund and Banihal in Jammu & Kashmir.
  • The tunnel was built at a cost of Rs 2,100 crores and will keep Kashmir connected to the rest of the country.
  • The new Banihal-Qazigund tunnel’s elevation is 1,790 metres, 400 metres below the Jawahar tunnel. 
  • This makes it less prone to avalanches.

Jawahar Tunnel

  • It is also called Banihal Tunnel or Banihal Pass. 
  • The length of the tunnel is 2.85 km.
  • It is situated between Banih?l and Qazigund on NH 1A that has been renumbered NH 44.
  • The tunnel facilitates round-the-year road connectivity between Srinagar and Jammu.

Z-Morh and Zojila Tunnel

Both projects are under the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL).

Z-Morh Tunnel

  • It is an under construction tunnel, 20 km away from the Zojila Pass, on Srinagar-Kargil-Leh highway.
  • The 6.5 km long tunnel will connect Gagangir directly to Sonamarg in Kashmir.

Zojila Tunnel

  • It is an under construction tunnel located to the north-east of Srinagar, on the Srinagar- Leh section of the NH 1.
    The 14.2 km road tunnel between Baltal and Minamarg.
  • The Zojila Tunnel will be Asia’s longest road tunnel, to be built at an altitude of 11,578 m above sea level.
  • It will ensure safer, all weather year round connectivity between Leh, Kargil and Srinagar.

Nandni Tunnels

  • These tunnels are the series of four highway tunnels built under Nandni wildlife sanctuary on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur district.
  • At a combined length of 1.4 km, the tunnels have reduced the distance and travel time between Jammu and Srinagar.

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