Jammu, March 21 -- For generations, a short stretch of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway 44 between Ramban's Digdol and Panthyal villages carried a grim reputation. Locals called it Khooni Nallah - a name that needed no explanation. Falling rocks, sudden landslides, and relentless rain made it one of the most unpredictable and dangerous road segments in Jammu & Kashmir. Stranded vehicles, fatal accidents and waiting periods stretching into days were not exceptions here - they were routine.
That routine is now being dismantled, one metre of tunnel at a time.
According to the official spokesperson of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the 4-Lane Digdol-Panthyal Twin Tube Tunnel project, part of the broader four-laning of the Ramban-...