PM Modi to inaugurate Jammu And Kashmir Tunnel today

April 02, 2017 09:30

Amid high alert and multi-tiered security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's longest road tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway today, making it operational for traffic.

Multi-tier security has been put in place ahead of the prime minister's visit amid alert along the border and high degree of vigilance in Jammu and Kashmir.

"It is a matter of great pride for the people of Jammu and Kashmir that this great tunnel is being dedicated to the nation by none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi - the most popular PM. It is dedicated to the nation in keeping with his call for a new India," Union Minister of State in PMO, Jitendra Singh said.

The PM will also address a public rally at Battal Ballian in Udhampur district after inaugurating the tunnel.

The tunnel will save fuel worth nearly Rs 99 crores a year. "Rs. 27 lakh worth of fuel is likely to be saved per day," Mr Singh said.

The tunnel will reduce the travel time between the two state capitals of Jammu and Srinagar by two hours. The distance from Chenani and Nashri will now be 10.9 km (between two ends of the tunnel), instead of the existing 41 km.

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