Highlighting the scheme, PM Modi said that the goal of Agnipath was to make the Army young and keep the Army continuously fit for war. He said that the major reforms in the army have been a long-standing demand.
The Shinkun La Tunnel Project consists of a 4.1-kilometre-long twin-tube tunnel that will be constructed at an altitude of around 15,800 feet on the Nimu-Padum-Darcha Road to provide all weather connectivity to Leh, according to a PMO release.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, paid tribute to the bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty at the Kargil War Memorial in Drass on Friday
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday remembered the indomitable spirit and courage of the brave soldiers who fought valiantly in the 1999 war and said that the Armed Forces service and sacrifice will continue to inspire "every Indian" and our "coming generations."