Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, whereas addressing the media at Gulmarg, expressed his enthusiasm over the inauguration of the Z-Morh tunnel, calling it a major step for Kashmir’s tourism trade. He said, “The opening of the Z-Morh tunnel will present all-weather connectivity to Sonamarg and remodel it right into a winter sports activities vacation spot.”
Omar Abdullah additionally highlighted that with the tunnel’s completion, the folks dwelling on the opposite aspect of Z-Morh, who beforehand needed to migrate to safer places throughout winters, will now not want to take action.
The Chief Minister assured that every one vital safety preparations are being made for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to Kashmir, the place he’ll inaugurate the 6.5 km lengthy Z-Morh tunnel. The mission, costing over Rs 2,700 crore, consists of the Sonamarg primary tunnel, an egress tunnel, and method roads.
“I’ll do my finest to make sure that throughout the subsequent 5 years, Sonamarg turns into as fashionable a winter vacation spot as Gulmarg,” CM Omar added.
Prime Minister Modi is about to inaugurate the tunnel on Monday in Sonamarg, positioned in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal District.
