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Zozila tunnel work apace, deadline advanced to 2024

  • Category
    Economy
  • Published
    5th Apr, 2022

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Officials are confident about the opening of the Zojila tunnel for defence forces by 2024 and emergency services, two years ahead of the 2026 deadline.

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About Zojila Tunnel:

  • The Zojila tunnel will be India’s longest road tunneland Asia’s longest bi-directional tunnel
  • The first part involves the development and expansion of the 475-km highway between Z-Morh to Zojila. 
  • A 3-km stretch will be expanded; the rest will be newly developed.
  • The highway will have 2 twin-tube tunnels, 5 bridges, and 2 snow galleries.
  • To be built at a cost of Rs 2,600 crore, the horseshoe-shaped Zojila tunnel will be India’s longest street burrow and the highest tunnel at 3,485 metre
  • The need for the Zojila tunnel was first felt during the 1999 Kargil war and the recent incursions by China made it an urgent necessity.
  • The tunnel will provide logistics flexibility and operational mobility to the Indian Army as it will reduce the travel time on Zojila Pass from 3.5 hours to 15 minutes

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