Z-Morh Tunnel
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The Z-Morh Tunnel is a 6.5 km long 2-lane road tunnel between Gagangair and Sonamarg in Ganderbal district of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is named after the Z-shaped stretch of road that the tunnel has replaced (Z-Morh translates to "Z-turn" in English). The road used before was avalanche-prone and used to get blocked for several months, but the Z-Morh tunnel provides all-weather connectivity to the Sonamarg tourist town.[2] It takes only 15 minutes to travel the 6.5 km long tunnel compared to hours over the zig-zag road up and down the hills.
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Overview | |
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Location | Sonamarg and Ganderbal, India |
Coordinates | 34°18′24″N 75°11′00″E |
Status | Completed |
Route | NH 1 |
Start | 10 April 2023[1] |
Operation | |
Work begun | May 2015 |
Operator | NHIDCL |
Traffic | Motor vehicles |
Technical | |
No. of lanes | Two (one in each direction) |
Together with the adjacent Zoji-La Tunnel, this geostrategically important tunnel on the NH1 Srinagar-Leh Highway provides year-round weather-proof connectivity to Baltal (Amarnath cave), Kargil and other places in Ladakh, enhances Indian Military logistics and boosts tourism and then economy. It is one of the 31 road tunnels, 20 in J&K and 11 in Ladakh, constructed at a combined cost of INR1400 billion (~US$17.5 billion).[3][4][5]