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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.
Vartak, also known as Project VARTAK is a project of the Border Roads Organisation under the Ministry of Defence of India. [5] It was formed on 7 May 1960 as a provision of the 2nd Border Roads Development Board Meeting with the then Prime Minister of India Jawahar Lal Nehru as Project Tusker, which was later renamed Project Vartak in 1963. [6]
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 ]
"Nafra-Seppa-Pappu-Pasa-Pakke Valleys-Sangdupota-New Sagalee-Ziro-Yomcha Tourist Circuit" along the Trans-Arunachal Highway at the cost of ₹97.14 crores: The "helipad, wayside amenities, trekking trails, rafting centre, log huts, craft bazaar, eco park, tourist facilitation centres, parking, multipurpose Hall, festival ground etc." were built.
This was the southernmost tunnel in New Zealand. Glenham Branch, 301 m long. Possible public access. The second most southerly tunnel. Spooners Range Tunnel – 1352 m long, on the closed Nelson Section. Accessible by public walkway, this is the longest disused rail tunnel in New Zealand. Kawatiri Tunnel – 185 m long, also on the closed ...
Fehmarn Belt Tunnel (Rødbyhavn–Puttgarden), 200 km/h (125 mph), to be completed in 2028. [5] (since revised) Puttgarden–Lübeck railway, to be electrified [41] and upgraded to reach 200 km/h (125 mph) up from the current 100–160 km/h (60–100 mph). [42] The new Fehmarn Sound Tunnel (to be completed in 2028) is part of this section. [38]
Kalanad Tunnel in Shoranur–Mangalore line: 161 metres Kotikulam: Kalanad: Kasaragod: Palakkad: 1905 Parallel tunnel opened in 2002. 5. Kottayam Twin tunnels in Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line: 84 meters and 67 metres Kottayam: Chingavanam: Kottayam: Thiruvananthapuram: 1957 Became redundant post track doubling in 2022. [2]
The tunnel was built using the New Austrian tunnelling method and has been equipped with a semi-transverse ventilation system, where large fans separately circulate air throughout the tunnel. A 2.250 m tall and 3.6 m wide emergency tunnel has been integrated into the tunnel cross-section beneath the main carriageway for evacuation during ...