By: Aleesha Sam | March 09, 2024
PM Narendra Modi will dedicate the much awaited Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh on March 9
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Executed by the Border Roads Organisation, this bridge includes two tunnels and a link road.
Built on altitude of over 13,000-feet , this project consist of two tunnels of which Tunnel 1 is 980m long and Tunnel 2 1,555 m long
This tunnel in West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, aims to offer an alternate route to the Sela pass
This tunnel also aims to ease commuters travel time on the Balipara, Charduar and Tawang which borders with China by 10 km
The budget of this project was over Rs 800 crore
This tunnel is expected to reduce the travel time between the Army's 4 Corps headquarters at Tezpur in Assam and Tawang by a minimum of one hour.
The tunnel is still under construction which was earlier promised to be completed in June 2022