New Delhi, India’s transport network has been expanding for a long time under Nitin Gadkari’s watch. Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has made a statement at an event in Jammu and Kashmir which has become a topic of discussion.
He said that soon the road network of Jammu and Kashmir will become like America. He said that a plan has been made to build the best road network in the next 3-4 years. Projects worth 1 lakh 25 thousand crores will be executed in this state.
41 important tunnels with a length of 133 km are being constructed in Jammu and Kashmir at a cost of about 45 thousand crores. Work has been started in these tunnels in the state. Meanwhile, the Union Minister compared Kashmir with Switzerland. He said that people of the world go to Switzerland, while Kashmir is better and more beautiful.
Union Minister Gadkari also inspected the much awaited two tunnels in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that from 2014 to 2023, the central government is building 14 tunnels in Jammu and Kashmir. Regarding the Zojila tunnel, he said that the tender was floated three times. Everyone has worked hard for this. After research, we have saved 5 thousand crore rupees on this tunnel. This tunnel is being built with a length of 13.14 km. It is the longest tunnel in Asia. This tunnel will work even in -26 degree temperature. At present 38 percent of its work has been completed.
The Z Mode Tunnel is also almost ready and will be opened to the public soon. Expected to start by October. The Union Minister believes that after the completion of these tunnels and projects, the number of tourists coming to Kashmir will increase four times.HS1MS