Hyderabad, June 7 -- One of India's most ambitious mountain infrastructure projects, the 'Zojila Tunnel', is set to achieve a historic milestone with its final breakthrough scheduled on June 9, marking the completion of the most critical excavation phase of the project.
The breakthrough ceremony will be attended by union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.
The project is being executed by Hyderabad based Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Ltd. (MEIL) on behalf of the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL).
At 13.153 kilometres, the Zojila Tunnel is described as the world's longest single-tube bi-directional road tunnel being constructed at such a high altitude, according to Hyderabad ...