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Preparations underway in Drass to celebrate 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas | ABP News

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Kargil Vijay Diwas: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ladakh on Friday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. He will pay tribute at the Kargil War Memorial, honouring India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1999 war.

Additionally, Modi will also carry out the first blast of the Shinkun La Tunnel project, virtually. This project is aimed at providing all weather connectivity to Leh and upon its completion, will be the highest tunnel in the world, the Centre noted.

The project aims to construct a 4.1 km long Twin-Tube tunnel, which is to be built at an altitude of around 15,800 feet on the Nimu – Padam – Darcha Road.