{"id":210940,"date":"2025-01-08T20:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T20:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/08\/modi-set-to-open-vital-defence-z-morh-tunnel\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T20:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T20:22:01","slug":"modi-set-to-open-vital-defence-z-morh-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/08\/modi-set-to-open-vital-defence-z-morh-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Modi set to open vital defence Z-Morh tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-117062644,imgsize-82522.cms?fit=1600,900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Modi set to open vital defence Z-Morh tunnel\" title=\"Modi set to open vital defence Z-Morh tunnel\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"16\">Prime Minister <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/narendra-modi\" rel=\"noopener\">Narendra Modi<\/a> is scheduled to visit <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jammu-and-kashmir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jammu and Kashmir<\/a> and inaugurate the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/z-morh-tunnel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Z-Morh tunnel<\/a> on January 13, three months after seven workers were killed in an attack at the construction site of the Tunnel on the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/srinagar-leh-highway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Srinagar-Leh highway<\/a> in Ganderbal district.<\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:1-->The Special Protection Group team is likely to arrive in Srinagar on Thursday to ensure the security on the route and the venue ahead of the PM&#8217;s visit. The J&amp;K police and administration has already started preparations for the visit and a team of local security officials has also inspected the venue. The PM is likely to address a small gathering as well during his visit.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first visit of the PM to J&amp;K after the formation of National Conference-led government on October 16, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;J&amp;K, especially central Kashmir, looks forward to the inauguration of a vital piece of infrastructure in the coming days. This asset will be a game changer for the expansion of winter tourism in the valley,&#8221; J&amp;K chief minister <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/omar-abdullah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omar Abdullah<\/a> wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in October 20, 2024, seven workers including a doctor, were killed and five others injured in an attack on the construction site of the Apco Infratech, building the 6.5 km Z-Morh tunnel that will connect Ganderbal&#8217;s Gagangir area with the famous tourist resort of Sonamarg.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:1--><br \/>Later, on December 3, 2024, J&amp;K police claimed that one of the main attackers, LeT&#8217;s Junaid Ahmad Bhat, involved in the attack and whose face was captured in the CCTV camera, was killed in an encounter in Dachigam forest area of Srinagar.Both Z-Morh and Zojila tunnel projects are also extremely important for the movement of armed forces and their logistical supplies to Ladakh also.The construction of Z-Morh tunnel began in 2018 and is part of the larger infrastructure initiatives in the region with 31 tunnels, including 20 in J&amp;K and 11 in Ladakh.<\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:1--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/modi-set-to-open-vital-defence-z-morh-tunnel\/articleshow\/117062644.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir and inaugurate the Z-Morh tunnel on January 13, three months after seven workers were killed in an attack at the construction site of the Tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh highway in Ganderbal district. 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