A goods truck drives on a mountainous road before the foundation stone laying ceremony for a tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh highway in Zojila, 108km (67 miles) east of Srinagar, October 4, 2012. A foundation stone laying ceremony for a tunnel on the 443km (275 miles) long highway connecting Kashmir with the Buddhist-dominated Ladakh region was held by the authorities in Sonamarg on Thursday. The authorities are planning to construct two tunnels, one at Z-Morh (6.5km long) and another at Zojila Pass (13km long), which is 3,530 metres (11,581 feet) above sea level and remains snowbound for six months of winter, authorities said. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT)