PM Narendra Modi's visit to Arunachal Pradesh on March 9 marked a significant occasion as he inaugurated the strategically crucial Sela Tunnel. Alongside this monumental project, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for approximately 20 other development initiatives in the Northeast region, underscoring the Government's commitment to enhancing infrastructure in the far eastern corner of India.
The visit's centrepiece was the Sela Tunnel, an ambitious road tunnel constructed at an elevation of 3,000 metres in Arunachal Pradesh. It will provide year-round connectivity to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, making it the world's longest bi-lane tunnel at 12.04 km. This tunnel is a crucial development ensuring all-weather access to the challenging terrain of Tawang, near the Tibet border, and represents a noteworthy achievement in the region's infrastructure.
The Sela Tunnel will strengthen strategic capabilities along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Its location near Sela Pass, a crucial point in the region, will play a pivotal role in facilitating troop deployment and the movement of machinery, bolstering India's military presence in the area.
Constructed by the Border Roads Organisation under Project Vartak, the tunnel project holds immense strategic importance in combating external threats. It will significantly reduce travel time and ensure all-weather access along the NH13 road to Tawang, a region known for its picturesque landscapes and cultural heritage.
As a key milestone in India's infrastructure development, the Sela Tunnel will enhance military capabilities and boost tourism in Tawang, offering visitors a smoother and more reliable travel experience. The tunnel's construction using the latest tunnelling methods will ensure uninterrupted travel, contributing to the growth of tourism in the region and positioning Tawang as a popular destination in the North East.
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Santanu Datta 2 weeks 16 hours ago
Good initiative.
Nasim Kutchi 2 weeks 18 hours ago
cont.- Greater the ideas are greater the work is. Sela Tunnel can also be called as twin-Lane tunnel and never the less it is the best tunnel to provide the safety of the citizen of INDIA with perfect connectivity in sense of communication. Later on again and again INDIA wanted to build an INDIA with the combination of Different Ideas into work development.
Nasim Kutchi 2 weeks 19 hours ago
cont.- As we know that this Sela Project is liad into two tunnels and one linking roads, and total costimng was nearest about or approximately 825/830 crores. Every time we think but this time we have done it only to safeguard the citizen of INDIA in different forms and formats. Time is changing on a daily basis and no one own it. From the last few years we can see the development itself speaks the reality of the country INDIA. Nothing is hard in this to accept the reality of this tunnel.
Nasim Kutchi 2 weeks 19 hours ago
It is good to understand and better to remember that INDIA is not only the longest but largest and not only the largest but highest in position of every important objects or marked as a significant occasion for crucial Sela Tunnel. 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. As we know that this project is laid down by our beloved Prime Minister
Mr. Narendra Modi Ji in the year 2019.
Santanu Datta 3 weeks 4 days ago
Proper development.
BrahmDevYadav 3 weeks 5 days ago
What are the strategic tunnels in India?
The significance of the Sela Tunnel in connecting the West Kameng and Tawang districts of Arunachal Pradesh revitalises the perception of development in India's northeastern border space.
BrahmDevYadav 3 weeks 5 days ago
Are tunnels better for the environment?
While tunnels are often more expensive than bridges, they can offer environmentally attractive options for transport schemes. Tunnels offer environmentally attractive options for a range of transport infrastructure schemes but in many cases high construction costs may restrict their use.
BrahmDevYadav 3 weeks 5 days ago
What are the main components of tunnel?
a) Main components of the urban tunnelling process:-
1) Soil, 2) lining, 3) TBM, 4) existing infrastructure, 5) grouting, 6) alignment.
b) Tunnel information model with components modeled on different LoDs:- soil, lining, TBM and
buildings data can be represented on different LoD.
BrahmDevYadav 3 weeks 5 days ago
What are the design factors of tunnels?
The second factor to consider is the tunnel geometry and alignment, which include the tunnel diameter, length, depth, curvature, slope and cross-section shape. These parameters affect the choice of tunneling method in terms of the equipment size, capacity, flexibility and performance.