8.5 km tunnel between Quazigund and Banihal opened to visitors on trial foundation.
New Delhi:
The 8.5 km tunnel between Quazigund and Banihal, which can cut back journey time between Jammu and Srinagar by about 1.5 hours and 16 km, has been opened to visitors for trial, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari mentioned on Thursday.
The Street Transport and Highways Minister in a tweet mentioned that, constructed at 5,800 ft above sea stage, the tunnel will substitute Jawahar tunnel and can present all climate connectivity.
Below the management of PM Shri @narendramodi Ji, one other milestone in infrastructure improvement of Jammu & Kashmir is fulfilled.
The 8.5 km tunnel between Quazigund and Banihal has been accomplished and open to visitors for trial. pic.twitter.com/N1F8tohSSp— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) August 4, 2021
“…The 8.5 km tunnel between Quazigund and Banihal has been accomplished and open to visitors for trial,” he mentioned.
Mr Gadkari added that it’s going to cut back journey time between Jammu and Srinagar by about 1.5 hours and 16 km.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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