Arunachal: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate Nechiphu Tunnel on Sept 12

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on October 20, 2022, laid the foundation for the Nechiphu Tunnel

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will tomorrow inaugurate the all-strategic Nechiphu Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district.

The all-weather tunnel will give a boost to the nation’s military prowess, since it will cut down the travel time to the Line of Actual (LAC), along China border by 6 km or 20 minutes.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on October 20, 2022, had laid the foundation for the Nechiphu Tunnel. The first blast to commence work on the tunnel was also triggered the same day.

On May 20, 2022, the BRO conducted the final “break-through blast” to mark the successful completion of excavation work of the Nechiphu Tunnel.

Besides providing connectivity, the tunnel will reduce carbon footprint and will improve the ecology of the area.

The tunnel is being constructed under Project Vartak by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) between along Balipara-Chariduar-Tawang Road connecting Assam at an altitude of 5,600 feet.

Construction of the tunnel has been accomplished by cutting through fragile Himalayan mountains with highly fractured rock under low overburden.

This is one of the many tunnels conceived by the Border Roads Organization along Border areas to improve existing road geometrics, avoid foggy areas, circumvent slide-prone areas and reduce black spots on the roads to offer greater safety to the Military and civil traffic movement.

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