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It takes only 15 minutes to travel the 6.5 km long tunnel compared to hours over the zig-zag road up and down the hills. Together with the adjacent Zoji-La Tunnel , this geostrategically important tunnel on the NH1 Srinagar-Leh Highway provides year-round weather-proof connectivity to Baltal ( Amarnath cave ), Kargil and other places in Ladakh ...
Its construction started in 2011 and was completed in 2021. It is one of the longest tunnels in India, with a length of 8.45 km (5.25 mi). The tunnel reduces the distance between the cities of Srinagar and Jammu by 16 km. [1] It also reduces the travel time between these cities from 6 hours to 5.5 hours. [2]
It was among the foremost infiltration routes used in the early 1990s by militants. The village has three border posts: Khokhri, Kulari and Mangerta. After the reiteration of the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan in 2021, the village attracted tourists for the first time, offering a unique view of Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Patnitop is a hill station, located, between Ramban Town and Udhampur city in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. [1] It is in located on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (which is part of National Highway 44, formerly 1A), 112 km (70 mi) from Jammu, on the way from Udhampur to Srinagar.
It reduces the distance between Jammu and Srinagar by 30 km and travel time by two hours. The all-weather tunnel bypasses snowfall and avalanche prone areas in winter at places like Patnitop , Kud , and Batote that obstruct NH 44 every winter and cause long queues of vehicles; sometimes for days. [ 4 ]
The rail tunnel reduces the distance between Quazigund and Banihal by 17 kilometres (11 mi) (from 35 kilometres (22 mi) by road to 17.5 kilometres (10.9 mi) by train). [5] Banihal railway station is situated at 1,702 m (5,584 ft) above mean sea level. The railway network in Kashmir from Banihal to Baramulla is now 137 kilometres (85 mi).
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In January, the average temperature is 1.4 °C (34.5 °F). It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year. The difference in precipitation between the driest month and the wettest month is 127 mm (5.0 in). The average temperatures vary during the year by 21.3 °C (70.3 °F). [14]