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Zojila Tunnel Nears Breakthrough, Completion Target Set for 2028
Kashmir Observer
|December 3, 2025 Issue
SRINAGAR: The construction of the strategically important Zojila Tunnel is progressing rapidly and remains on schedule for completion by 2028, officials said on Tuesday.
Retired Colonel Shiv Kumar, General Manager at MEIL - the company executing the project, informed KNO that the work that began in late 2020 initially faced delays due to harsh winter conditions. However, once the weather improved in 2021, the pace picked up. Excavation started simultaneously from the Baltal side in Kashmir and the Minamarg side in Ladakh, he said.
Kumar said that out of the 13 km main tunnel, only 1.25 km of excavation is left, while 2.25 km of concrete lining has already been completed. “The work is moving smoothly, and our target is 2028,” he added.
The Zojila project is divided into two parts.
This story is from the December 3, 2025 Issue edition of Kashmir Observer.
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