Tunnels in Jammu & Kashmir
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28th Sep, 2021
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Context
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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