MINIMARG (DRASS), June 9 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today accompanied Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari during the historic breakthrough ceremony of the Zojila Tunnel.

Marking a major engineering milestone, both ends of the strategically important tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway were successfully connected today.

The breakthrough was initiated by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, who pressed a remote-triggered blasting mechanism at the East Portal site near Minimarg in Ladakh. The event was witnessed by Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and other senior officials.

With this development, the project moves closer to completion of what will be one of the most critical all-weather road li...