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Zojila Tunnel Breakthrough Expected May 2026: Kashmir–Ladakh All-Weather Connectivity Boost

April 12, 2026 Editor

Zojila Tunnel Breakthrough Expected May 2026: Kashmir–Ladakh All-Weather Connectivity Boost By: Javid Amin | 12 April 2026 A Tunnel Through Time and Terrain: Kashmir’s Gateway to Ladakh Nears Reality High in the rugged Himalayas, where snow walls rise like fortresses and roads disappear for months, a quiet engineering revolution is nearing a historic milestone. The Zojila Tunnel, one of India’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, is now on the verge of a breakthrough. With just around 325 meters of excavation remaining, engineers expect to complete the tunneling phase by May 2026—a…

Like the Zojila Tunnel, Train to Ladakh is another empty promise

November 30, 2018 Editor

Every national media house has carried recent news about the railways getting to Ladakh. The announcements read that the line would stretch to 465 kilometers and would be one of a kind, comparable only to the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Line in China. According to reports, the track would include 74 tunnels, 124 major bridges, and 396 minor bridges. As fascinating as this development may sound, the same cannot be accepted by the people of Ladakh without a pinch of salt. To many people, these announcements are a part of the usual…