Khellani tunnel being upgraded in J-K's Doda to boost accessibility: Nitin Gadkari
Sep 03, 2023
New Delhi [India], September 3 : Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said that the Khellani tunnel in Doda is getting upgraded to two lanes.
Gadkari, while taking to ‘X’, wrote that the upgrade is meant to boost accessibility.
"In J-K, we are upgrading the uni-directional Khellani tunnel into a 2-lane structure incorporating a paved shoulder and improving its approach road on NH-244. The entire length of this project spans 2.419 kilometres and falls within Package 3," he said. 
He further said that the upgraded tunnel is set to ensure year-round accessibility which he stressed will benefit the local economy.
“The upgraded tunnel is set to ensure year-bound accessibility, a development that will significantly benefit the local economy and the residents of the region,” Gadkari added.
The Union Minister further said that the project is dedicated to achieving expeditious, trouble-free, and environmentally conscious mobility in the Jammu and Kashmir region.
"Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji, this ambitious project is dedicated to achieving expeditious, trouble-free, and environmentally conscious mobility in the Jammu & Kashmir region, " he said.
