Proposal for longest road tunnel at Gurez, others in pipeline

[Ryuzaki]

SRINAGAR: Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has submitted a Rs 9,000-crore proposal to the Centre for construction of a road tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir that will connect strategically important Gurez town along the Line of Control to the rest of the Valley throughout the year.

"We have submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for construction of an 18-kilometre tunnel at Razdhan pass to connect Gurez with rest of the Valley through out the year," Chief Engineer BRO Brigadier A K Das told PTI.

If approved, it will be longest road tunnel in the country and almost double the size of the present record holder Chenani-Nashri tunnel (9.2 km) -- also in Jammu and Kashmir, which is expected to be completed later this year.


Gurez has also been used as an infiltration route by militants coming from the Azad Kashmir.


These include a 6.5-kilometre tunnel at Sadhna that will improve the connectivity with the Tangdhar area (along the LoC) in Kupwara district, another at Furkian (Keran Sector) and a 3.5-km tunnel at Zamindar Gali (Macchil Sector)," he said.

Read more at:
Proposal for longest road tunnel at Gurez, others in pipeline - The Economic Times

 

[kadamba-warrior]

All roads that are exposed to hostile firing need to be replaced with tunnels!

Not only are they safe during hostilities, the tunnels provide year round connectivity.

On a side note, Indian companies should start manufacturing Tunnel Boring Machines since their usage is only going to increase as India expands her all round infrastructure.

 

[Brahmaputra Mail]

J&K will become a state of superlatives. Already they will be having tallest bridge and longest rail tunnel. I think they also have tallest bailey bridge.

 

[Raftaar]

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J&K will become a state of superlatives. Already they will be having tallest bridge and longest rail tunnel. I think they also have tallest bailey bridge.

still these few of em wAnt ... Azadi ! Sad