Plans to build 10 tunnels in Ladakh, Kashmir region

There are plans to build 10 tunnels, spanning more than 100-km in length, in high-altitude areas of the Ladakh and Kashmir regions. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has proposed eight tunnels to enhance all-weather connectivity to Ladakh and Kashmir, and to forward areas in both regions. Among those planned include a 7-km Khardung La Tunnel; a 13.7-km long tunnel on the Manali-Leh highway at the 16,000 feet Baralacha Pass on the Manali-Sarchu road. A tunnel on the Nimmu-Darcha-Padam Road, through the Shnku La pass, is also in the pipeline.