Indian PM Modi marks opening of strategic tunnel in disputed Kashmir

Z-Morh tunnel in Sonamarg (Dar Yasin/AP)

India’s prime minister has marked the opening of a tunnel in the north east of disputed Kashmir that will grant all-year accessibility to a town that is isolated by heavy snow each winter.

The 932 million dollars (£767 million) project includes a second tunnel and a series of bridges and high mountain roads that will link Kashmir with Ladakh, a cold desert region nestled between India, Pakistan and China that has faced territorial disputes for decades.