IL&FS bows out\, govt to invite tenders for Zojila tunnel for the third time

IL&FS bows out, govt to invite tenders for Zojila tunnel for the third time

14.2 km Length of the bi-directional single tube tunnel, which will be India's longest

Megha Manchanda  |  New Delhi 

The Union government is set to invite tenders for a third time for its ambitious Zojila tunnel project in Jammu and Kashmir as crisis-hit Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) has surrendered the Rs 6,809-crore contract it bagged in 2017.

The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of the road ministry, has begun work for rebidding the project, which is aimed at providing all-weather connectivity between Srinagar, Kargil and Leh. It is learnt that bids will be invited before the dates for the general election are ...

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First Published: Wed, January 16 2019. 02:45 IST