PM lays foundation for Zojila tunnel, 3.5hr travel in 15mins
PM Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone for India's longest road tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir. The over 14-km-long Zojila tunnel will shorten the distance between Srinagar and Leh from 3.5 hours to 15 minutes. It will also be Asia's longest bidirectional tunnel and will cost around â¹6,809 crore to build.