The wishes of millions have been fulfilled. A long-pending demand of the people of Jammu and Kashmir has seen the light of the day. By inaugurating Z-Morh tunnel Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ensured that the pace of accomplishing big-ticket infrastructure projects would not halt in Jammu and Kashmir. This coupled with the inauguration of the direct train link between Delhi and Srinagar expected to be inaugurated later in the month has ensured that the 2025 is the watershed year in the history of Jammu and Kashmir. Whenever the history of Jammu and Kashmir would be written it would be divided into the time zones of before and after the year 2025.
The Z-Morh Tunnel is a 6.5 km long 2-lane road tunnel between Gagangeer and Sonmarg in Ganderbal district of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir in India. It is named after the Z-shaped stretch of road that the tunnel has replaced ( Z-Morh translates to “Z-turn in English). The road used before was avalanche+prone and used to get blocked for several months, but the Z-Morh tunnel provides all-weather connectivity to the Sonamarg tourist town. It takes only 15 minutes to travel the 6.5 km long tunnel compared to hours over the zig-zag road up and down the hills.
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One cannot afford to lose sight of the tremendous contribution Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has put in to boost key infrastructure projects in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. By implementing a proper checks and balances administrative mechanism and clamping down on corruption LG Manoj Sinha has ensured that the crucial timelines are not missed.
The people of Jammu and Kashmir are now eagerly waiting for the train connectivity between Delhi and Srinagar. It is just a matter of two weeks when one can board a train from Srinagar to Delhi. Narendra Modi said that Kashmir is the crown of India and he would try to make this crown more beautiful. These words resonate with the people of Kashmir who sees a capable leader at centre with great empathy for Kashmiris. Thank you PM Modi for fulfilling all the promises and most importantly thank you for fulfilling them on the designated timeline.
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