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The Border Roads Organisation will construct the world's highest
tunnel at Shinku La Pass at 16,580 feet to connect Himachal Pradesh
to Ladakh, BRO Director General Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary
said here on Saturday, Trend reports citing TOI .
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 that the Border Roads
Organisation (BRO) 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.
This tunnel, to be completed by 2025, will change the economy of
Zanskar Valley, the official added.
At present, one has to travel 101 kms from Manali to Darcha on
Leh road and thereafter, take a turn from Darcha towards Shinku La
Pass and enter Zanskar valley.
The south portal of the tunnel will be at Shinku La and the
north portal at Lakhang, he added.
The D-G lauded the efforts of BRO personnel in resorting the
Shinku La-Padum road as well as Manali-Leh road in record time.
On this occasion, BRO Project Deepak's Chief Engineer P K Barua,
Project Yojak Chief Engineer Jitender Prasad, Commander 38 BRTF Col
Shabarish Wachhali, Rigzin Hayrappa, ex-zila parishad member
Lahaul, and people from Darcha, Chikka, Jispa and Rarik thanked the
BRO D-G for the latest development project.
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