India, June 10 -- An ace geotechnical and tunnelling expert, Janak Singh Rathore, was on cloud nine on Tuesday after he witnessed Union Minister Nitin Gadkari performing the breakthrough blasting of the Zoji La tunnel being constructed at an altitude of 11,578 feet above sea level to provide all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh.

Hailing from the remote village of Sarthal in Kishtwar District, Janak Singh Rathore has come a long way in his illustrious career spanning over three decades.

He is one of the tunnelling experts who have been associated with four major strategic tunnel projects in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.

An M Tech in Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Janak Singh Rathore transformed these academic ...