India: Work On Tunnel Connecting Himachal to Ladakh's Zanskar Valley Begins July

NEW DELHI, 17 April 2022, (TON): BRO Director General Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary said “Border Roads Organisation will construct the world's highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass at 16,580 feet to connect Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh.”

He stated this while opening the strategically important Himachal to Zanskar Road at Shinku La Pass from where over half a dozen vehicles crossed the Shinku La Pass from Zanskar side towards Manali.

Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary told PTI that the Border Roads Organisation will start the construction of the tunnel connecting Himachal Pradesh to Zanskar Valley in Ladakh by July this year.

He said “the Centre has already made 'Project Yojak' of BRO to execute this ambitious project.”

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