The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA today approved construction, operation and maintenance of 2-lane bi-directional Zojila Tunnel with Parallel Escape Tunnel on Srinagar-Leh section in Jammu and Kashmir. <br/><br/>It will provide all-weather connectivity to strategically important Leh region. The total capital cost of the project is over 6 thousand 800 crore rupees. The Project aims at construction of around 14 kilometer long two lane bidirectional single tube tunnel with a parallel 14.2 kilometer long egress tunnel excluding approaches between Baltal and Minamarg. <br/><br/>This project along with other ongoing projects like 6.5 kilometres long Z-Morh tunnel at Gagangir would ensure safe, fast and cheap connectivity between the two regions of Kashmir and Ladakh.