Work on 6 new tunnels in J&K and Ladakh to start in next 2 years: Gadkari

At a time when troops are engaged in a confrontation in eastern Ladakh and the government is shoring up border infrastructure, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has unveiled a plan to construct half a dozen new tunnels in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh that would help in movement of troops and reinforcements. The works of these tunnels and a few highway projects will start in the next two years.