Z-Morh tunnel

  • January 1, 2022
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Z-Morh tunnel

Subject – Geography

Context – Winter of lively tourism warms Kashmir’s cockles

Concept –

  • The Z-Morh Tunnel is a currently under-construction 6.5 km long road tunnel that will provide connection throughout all weather conditions between Gagangair and Sonamarg in the district Ganderbal of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
  • It is named for the Z-shaped stretch of road between Sonamarg and Gagangir that the tunnel will replace.
  • The tunnel is hoped to increase social and economic development throughout the region and boost tourism in Sonamarg, which boasts attractions including the Thajiwas Glacier and activities such as whitewater rafting on the Sind River.

Geography Z-Morh tunnel