Built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) under Project Vartak, the Rs.825 cr strategic project is a component of the Trans-Arunachal Highway system and the longest two-lane tunnel in the world at 13,000 ft. The tunnel will bypass the treacherous Sela Pass. The Balipara-Charduar-Tawang Road, on which the tunnel has been constructed, is an important axis connecting Tawang region and provides connectivity to the hinterland up to Tezpur.
The road had various bottlenecks but the BRO addressed them by constructing Sela and Nechiphu Tunnels and Bomdila Bypass. The 500-metre long Nechiphu Tunnel was dedicated to the nation, last year, on 12 Sep.
The foundation stone for Sela Tunnel was laid by the PM on 09 Feb 2019 and the construction commenced on 01 Apr, that year. The first blast took place on 31 Oct, that year.
The tunnel has been completed in five years overcoming challenges of difficult terrain and adverse weather conditions. The Sela Tunnel system consists of two tunnels measuring 1,003 mts and 1,595 mts with 8.6 km and link roads. The second tunnel has an escape tube adjacent to the main tunnel as per international norms.
My take
The communications along the LAC has acquired the necessary impetus ever since the coming of Narendra Modi as our PM. BZ!
Tailpiece.
Got up at our usual time, the chores and was ready by 10.
A quiet Sunday.
The evening chores.
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