Kargil Vijay Diwas: Pakistan had conspired to cut off Leh from other parts of the country

New Delhi/Drass (Kargil): When Pakistan infiltrated in 1999, it had conspired to cut off the entire Leh-Ladakh from Kashmir. The Pakistani army wanted to cut off National Highway 1A, which is the route connecting Leh through the Zojila Pass. Pakistan knew that if this route was obstructed, the Indian Army would have difficulty sending its soldiers and logistics. However, even then Pakistan did not succeed in its objective. After the Kargil War of 1999, India focused on infrastructure. On 26 July i.e. Kargil Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually start work on the Sinkun La Tunnel Project. This tunnel will be built on the Nimu-Padum-Darcha road. This access will be the third way to connect Leh to other parts of the country. At present there are two routes, one from Srinagar-Kargil-Leh National Highway and the other from Manali. Sinkun La Tunnel will be 4.1 km long and will be built at an altitude of 15800 feet above sea level. It will be the highest tunnel in the world. Once the tunnel is built, there will be all-weather connectivity from Nimu-Padam-Darcha Road to Leh. This will be a twin tube double lane tunnel.

All-weather roads and tunnels are being developed
Along with this, an all-weather road and tunnel is being prepared to cross the Zojila Pass. This tunnel being built on the Srinagar-Leh Ladakh Highway will connect Sonamarg and Drass. It is a 14.2 km long tunnel. Every year when there is heavy snowfall in the areas of Srinagar, Leh and Ladakh, the Srinagar-Leh-Ladakh Highway gets closed, it remains closed for about 3-4 months. With the construction of this tunnel, movement will be possible through this route throughout the year. This will be of great benefit to the army deployed on the border. The Zojila Tunnel is being built at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters above sea level. It is the highest tunnel in Asia. The construction of this tunnel is targeted to be completed by 2026. This distance will be reduced after the construction of the Zojila Tunnel. After the completion of the Zojila and Sinkun La tunnels, there will be all-weather connectivity to Leh through both these routes.

Now Indian soldiers remain deployed on the peaks in every season
When Indian soldiers drove out Pakistani soldiers in 1999, the war was fought on high peaks under difficult conditions. There was no shortage of logistics, but the weather was harsh. The Indian Army had many posts in this area which were called winter vacated posts, that is, the soldiers would vacate these posts in winter and come down. Similarly, Pakistan also had winter vacated posts. Before the Kargil war, the Indian Army vacated this post much later in the winter than at other times. But when the post was vacant, the Pakistani army used this time to come forward and infiltrate.

Now this post will never be empty.
The soldiers live here to protect the country in adverse conditions, so that the enemy can never dare to infiltrate and capture our land again. Arrangements have also been made so that the soldiers do not face any problem in living here. Now there are special high-altitude tents and special winter clothes for the soldiers to live here. Which give comfort to the soldiers even in minus 40 to minus 50 degrees Celsius. Smart camps have been built for the soldiers here, where there is electricity and there is also a facility to keep the place warm along with water. There are also special arrangements to keep the soldiers healthy. There are special three-layer tents for the soldiers posted on the high peaks of Ladakh, which keep them safe from the snow and strong winds coming from outside and there are arrangements to keep them warm from inside as well.