Kashmiri worker Tariq Ahmed Lone, right, stands on a crane along with another worker employed by the Megha Engineering And Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) inside the Nilgrar Tunnel in Baltal area, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. High in a rocky Himalayan mountain range, hundreds of people are working on an ambitious project to drill tunnels and construct bridges to connect the Kashmir Valley with Ladakh, a cold-desert region isolated half the year because of massive snowfall. The $932 million project’s last tunnel, about 14 kilometers (9 miles) long, will bypass the challenging Zojila pass and connect Sonamarg with Ladakh. Officials say it will be India’s longest and highest tunnel at 11,500 feet (3,485 meters). (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)