Congress General Secretary, Rahul Gandhi today gave a clarion call to Kashmiri youth to join development process. Speaking at a function organised to lay the foundation stone of a tunnel to provide all weather connection on Srinagar-Leh national highway , he said that he has come to Kashmir to understand the pain of people and help connect them with the development of the country. Rahul Gandhi who was the Guest of Honour at the foundation laying function asserted that he would work with the State Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah for betterment of the state. Earlier, the Road Transport and Highways Minister C P Joshi laid the foundation stone of a tunnel near Sonamarg . This is a major initiative to expedite the improvement of infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir. AIR correspondent reports this tunnel will be 6.5 km long. Two-lane tunnel with a parallel 6.5 km long escape tunnel will come up on a new alignment between Gagangir and Sonamarg under Srinagar-Leh section of national high way. Union Minister Farooq Abdullah was also present on the occasion.