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Sela Tunnel is a road tunnel at 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) which ensures all-weather connectivity between Guwahati in Assam and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. This tunnel is the longest bi-lane tunnel in the world at 13,000 feet. Situated 400 metres below the Sela Pass, the Sela Tunnel offers a vital passage, especially during the winter season.
The Sela Tunnel, inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this month, has been hailed in India as a feat of engineering – blasted through the Himalayas at an elevation of some ...
The 597-foot Statue of Unity in Gujarat – the tallest statue in the world [1]. This is a list of megaprojects in India."Megaprojects are temporary endeavours (i.e., projects) characterized by large investment commitment, vast complexity (especially in organisational terms), and long-lasting impact on the economy, the environment, and society".
Sela Tunnel, Government of India announced the funding for construction of all weather road transport tunnel in 2018-19 budget. [9] Construction started in January 2019. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The plan includes two tunnels (980 metres and 1,555 metres long) and a link road (1,200 metres long). [ 11 ]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi renamed the tunnel as the Atal Tunnel, in honour of Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on 25 December 2019, Vajpayee's birthday. [ 7 ] The Atal Tunnel has been planned to ensure an all-seasons, all-weather road route to strategically important areas of Ladakh and the remote Lahaul-Spiti valley .
Rescuers in northern India have successfully removed a group of 41 workers from a collapsed tunnel under the Himalayas, the climax of a 17-day rescue operation to drill through rock and debris.
Sutorman Tunnel 1.97 km (used as railway tunnel from 1908 to 1959, very narrow, only one car, rarely used) Vrmac Tunnel 1.64 km; Lokve Tunnel 1.12 km; Budoš Tunnel; Road tunnels under construction Vjeternik Tunnel 3.0/2.86 km (two tubes) Klisura Tunnel 2.81 km; Kosman Tunnel 2.67/2.55 km (two tubes) Vežešnik Tunnel 2.47/2.41 km (two tubes)
The tunnel gets its name from 4170 m (13,700 ft) Sela Pass which this tunnel will cut across and reduce the distance between Dirang and Tawang by 10 km. The Government of India announced the funding for construction of all weather transport tunnel in 2018-19 budget. [29] Construction started in Jan/Feb 2019 and ends by December 2022.