Strategic Jammu-Srinagar tunnel project: All-weather route for troops, convoys on the cards; check details of project – Times of India

Strategic Jammu-Srinagar tunnel project: All-weather route for troops, convoys on the cards; check details of project – Times of India

In a renewed push for secure, year-round connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre is set to revisit financial clearances for two key tunnel projects, Singhpora-Vailoo and Sudhmahadev-Dranga. This comes as part of renewed efforts on all-weather connectivity for Jammu and Kashmir following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.Both projects, which aim to create an…

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Panel turns down road ministry proposal for 2 tunnels in Jammu & Kashmir | India News – The Times of India

Panel turns down road ministry proposal for 2 tunnels in Jammu & Kashmir | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The proposal to build two tunnels — Singhpora-Vailoo and Sudhmahadev-Dranga — on the Anantnag-Chenani corridor in J&K has hit hurdles, with the expenditure secretary-headed Public Investment Board (PIB) recently turning down recommendation for their construction, citing multiple reasons, including cost. Earlier, the bid for the Singhpora-Vailoo tunnel was scrapped.Besides the huge cost of…

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