Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi,
who is on a two-day visit to Kashmir, attended the function to lay the
foundation stone for the of the "Z-Morh Tunnel" on the Srinagar-Leh
section of National Highway (NH)-1, which aims to provide all-weather
connectivity with Ladakh. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways C.P.
Joshi laid the foundation stone.
During his visit to Kashmir last year, people of Ladak had
complained him about the roads getting blocked during the winter causing great
difficulties. Rahul Gandhi had then promised them that he would try his level
best to find out a solution and the present tunnel is the result of his initiative.
The project is a major initiative towards improvement of
infrastructure in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. This Z-Morh tunnel is 6.5 km
long two-lane tunnel with parallel 6.5 km long escape tunnel on a new alignment
between Gagangir and Sonamarg under Srinagar-Leh section of NH-1. The
construction of this Z-Morh tunnel will provide all-weather road connectivity
between Srinagar and Leh, thereby bringing big relief to the people of Laddakh.
The stretch between Srinagar-Leh would be important for the betterment of the
socio-economic development of Laddakh. The tunnel will also boost the tourism
potential of Sonamarg and adjacent area.
While addressing the function, Rahul Gandhi struck an
emotional chord with the people and said that he wants to build a lifelong
relationship with people of Kashmir. He wishes to understand their difficulties
and work for the development of the state.
The Congress leader also assured that the Centre has been working on
more and more developmental projects in Kashmir.
This article
is posted by pressbrief.in
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