Srinagar:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned on Saturday that he’s eagerly wanting ahead to his go to to the Sonamarg space of Jammu and Kashmir the place he’s scheduled to inaugurate the Z-Morh tunnel on Monday. The Prime Minister reacted to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s feedback and movies he posted on X, after visiting the Gagangir space on Saturday.
“I’m eagerly awaiting my go to to Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir for the tunnel inauguration. You rightly level out the advantages for tourism and the native financial system. Additionally, beloved the aerial footage and movies!” PM Modi wrote on X.
I’m eagerly awaiting my go to to Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir for the tunnel inauguration. You rightly level out the advantages for tourism and the native financial system.
Additionally, beloved the aerial footage and movies! https://t.co/JCBT8Ei175
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 11, 2025
Omar Abdullah visited the Gagangir space of Ganderbal district on Saturday to supervise the preparations being made for PM Modi’s arrival on Monday.
“Visited Sonmarg at the moment to assessment preparations for PM @narendramodi ji’s go to on Monday. The inauguration of the Z-morh tunnel will open Sonmarg to tourism all-year-round, Sonmarg will now be developed as an incredible ski resort. The native inhabitants won’t have to go away in winter & the journey time to Kargil/Leh from Srinagar may also cut back,” he wrote on X.
The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister additionally posted some footage of the world he visited on Saturday.
Views of the tunnel entrance & Sonmarg from the air. pic.twitter.com/yLOvW87JCW
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) January 11, 2025
The Z-Morh tunnel will bypass the troublesome stretch of the freeway from Gagangir to Sonamarg that is still closed in the course of the winter months by avalanches and heavy snowfall.
The Prime Minister may also handle a public gathering at Sonamarg on Monday.
Preparations of safety have been made on the venues of capabilities being attended by the Prime Minister. An impregnable safety blanket consisting of the SPG, safety forces, J&Ok police and the military has been thrown on all the space within the 20-km radius of the Prime Minister’s engagement websites.
The Z-Morh tunnel is a 6.5 km lengthy 2-lane highway tunnel between Gagangir and Sonamarg in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It’s named after the Z-shaped stretch of highway that the tunnel has changed (Z-Morh interprets to “Z-turn” in English).
The highway used earlier than was avalanche-prone and used to get blocked for a number of months, however the Z-Morh tunnel offers all-weather connectivity to the Sonamarg vacationer city.
It takes solely quarter-hour to journey the 6.5 km-long tunnel in comparison with hours over the zig-zag highway up and down the hills. The tunnel, as soon as operational, will assist employment for native youth, journey to Ladakh area and Amarnath Yatra along with giving an enormous enhance to tourism within the space.
Forward of the formal inauguration of the Sonamarg Tunnel by PM Modi, the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister carried out an intensive assessment of preparations on the undertaking web site.
Accompanied by his Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani and MLA Kangan Mian Mehar Ali, the CM was briefed by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo and Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on the excellent preparations for the inauguration of the strategic over 6 km-long tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh Freeway.
“The Chief Minister inspected the tunnel tubes and interacted with the engineers and staff concerned within the building of the undertaking, expressing his appreciation for his or her efforts in finishing this very important infrastructure,” an official assertion learn.
“He additionally visited the venue the place Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to deal with a public gathering and formally dedicate the undertaking to the nation. Reflecting on the area’s tourism potential, CM Abdullah reiterated his imaginative and prescient of positioning Ganderbal as a premier winter sports activities vacation spot.
“He emphasised that the Sonamarg Tunnel wouldn’t solely guarantee all-weather connectivity to Sonamarg but in addition complement Gulmarg as one other snowboarding and winter sports activities vacation spot, unlocking new avenues for tourism and financial development,” it added.
The Sonamarg Tunnel is a big milestone in bettering connectivity between Srinagar and Leh, guaranteeing all-weather entry to Sonamarg and enhancing the area’s financial and tourism prospects.
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