India to build 10 tunnels in Ladakh and J&K For Military Movement – Burning Issues – Free PDF Download

• India plans to build 10 tunnels, totalling more than 100 kilometres in length, in high-altitude areas of the Ladakh and Kashmir regions for smooth movement of the military throughout the year.
• The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has proposed eight tunnels to enhance all-weather connectivity to Ladakh and Kashmir, and to forward areas in both regions.
• “A few tunnels would be at the 17,000 feet level, to connect forward locations,” a source said.

• The construction of a 14-km tunnel has started at the over 11,500 feet Zojila Pass to keep Srinagar connected with Kargil, Dras and Leh.

• Among those planned is the seven-km Khardung La Tunnel, connecting Leh to the Nubra Valley, a strategically important area of Ladakh bordering both China and Pakistan.

• Another eight-km tunnel, at 17,580 feet level, is planned to connect Karu to Tangste in Ladakh, and will ensure all weather movement to areas close to the Pangong Lake.

• For year-round connectivity to Ladakh, another tunnel on the Nimmu-Darcha-Padam Road, through the Shinku La pass, is in the pipeline. The planned seven-km tunnel will be at a height of 16,703 feet. NDP Road also connects Leh and Manali but through a separate way..

• Another proposed tunnel, at 17,800 feet, will provide alternate connectivity to Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh. The around 10-km-long tunnel is needed at Saser La.
• With the tunnel, the 25 km distance between Saser-Brengasa to Murgo, where work has started and 6-7 km road formation has taken place, will be reduced to 10 km.

• Another tunnel planned on the Manali-Leh highway is a 13.7 km tunnel at the 16,000 feet Baralacha Pass on the Manali-Sarchu road

• A 14.7 km tunnel at 16,000 feet level Lachulung Pass.

• A 7.32 km tunnel at the 17,480 feet Tanglang Pass.

• Meanwhile, a 18-km-long tunnel at the 11,672 feet high Razdan Pass is required for connectivity to Kashmir’s Gurez.

• A 6 km tunnel at Sadhna Pass at a height of 10,269 feet is in the pipeline to ensure all weather connectivity to Tangdhar.

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