A picture taken from the mountainous Srinagar-Leh highway shows snow-covered mountain peaks at Zojila, 108 km (67 miles) east of Srinagar October 4, 2012. A foundation stone laying ceremony for a tunnel on 443 km (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 (6.5 km 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)