Construction Industry News
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas on Friday (July 26), Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ladakh, where he launched the construction of the Shinkun La Tunnel project, set to be the world's highest tunnel.
The 4.1-kilometre-long twin-tube tunnel will be constructed at an altitude of approximately 15,800 feet on the Nimu-Padum-Darcha road. The tunnel, to be constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) at Rs 1,681 crore, was approved by the PM-led cabinet committee on security in February last year. The Shinkun La Tunnel, with cross-passages every 500 metres, is projected to be completed in two years.
Aimed at providing all-weather connectivity to Leh, the tunnel will be of immense strategic significance. Currently, the route remains snow-bound for at least five months every year.
