Minimarg, June 10 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah described the Zojila tunnel as a project that will "transform daily life" in the region.

Accompanying the Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari during the breakthrough ceremony of the Zojila Tunnel, Omar Abdullah said the tunnel would ease access to education, healthcare and markets, and significantly boost tourism and trade. "It will bring improvements in people's lives that we may not fully realise today," he noted, while congratulating the local population, an official press release informed.

It said the chief minister also welcomed the breakthrough as the fulfillment of a long-pending demand of the region, while stressing the need to complete the remaining works ...