Srinagar, Jan 08 (KNO): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Kashmir Valley on January 13 (Monday) to inaugurate the strategic Z-Morh tunnel that would allow all-weather connectivity to popular tourist destination – Sonamarg with Srinagar.<\/p>\n
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The 6.5 km long tunnel along Srinagar-Leh highway in the Ganderbal district has been built at a cost of Rs 2,400 crore.<\/p>\n
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Sources told news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that PM Modi will arrive in Kashmir on Monday next week to inaugurate the tunnel himself.<\/p>\n
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This will be PM Modi\u2019s first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after the 2024 assembly elections and the formation of elected government in the Union Territory.<\/p>\n
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The tunnel is being constructed in an area prone to snow avalanches, making the road to Sonamarg impassable during most part of the winter.<\/p>\n
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The tunnel would provide all-weather connectivity to the renowned tourist destination with Srinagar. It is the key part of the larger Zojila tunnel project – the longest road tunnel in India – being built to allow all-weather connectivity to Ladakh with the Kashmir Valley.<\/p>\n
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The tunnel was recently targeted after terrorists stormed one of the construction sites of the tunnel. Seven workers, including a doctor were killed in the terrorist attack on October 20 last year.<\/p>\n
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The tunnel was originally planned to be built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in 2012, but it was re-tendered later by the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) to a private company.<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, chief minister Omar Abdullah, in a post on X, stated that Jammu and Kashmir looks forward to the inauguration of the vital infra project in the coming day. He said that the asset will be a game changer for the expansion of winter tourism in the Valley.<\/p>\n
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\u201cJ&K, especially central Kashmir, looks forward to the inauguration of a vital piece of infrastructure in the coming days. This asset will be a game changer for the expansion of winter tourism in the valley,\u201d he said\u2014(KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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