India might get its first underwater highway tunnel beneath a serious river within the coming years. The brand new highway tunnel challenge deliberate beneath the Brahmaputra river is awaiting a nod from the Union Cupboard.The tunnel holds strategic significance as a result of its proximity to Arunachal Pradesh, which borders China. The development is predicted to take 5 years to finish.The Detailed Challenge Report for Assam's first underwater tunnel, slated for building between Numaligarh and Gohpur with a finances of ₹6,000 crore, has been accomplished. This groundbreaking initiative, which can set up India's first roadway tunnel beneath a big river, awaits Union cupboard approval.A senior Assam authorities official knowledgeable ET, “The DPR is prepared and shortly the challenge might be positioned earlier than the Union cupboard for approval.” Because of the challenge's magnitude, ultimate authorisation rests with the Cupboard Committee on Infrastructure, chaired by the prime minister.
Underwater highway tunnel in Assam: Prime info
- After conducting a feasibility evaluation and finalising the alignment,
NHIDCL has decided the challenge's provisional size at 33.7 km, together with each the tunnel and the roadway connecting Gohpur to Numaligarh. - The tunnel's appreciable depth is obvious as its crown is designed to be located roughly 32 m beneath the Brahmaputra river's lowest mattress degree, which maintains important depth on this part.
- The Nationwide Highways and Infrastructure Growth Company Restricted (NHIDCL) is dealing with the execution of this challenge.
- The Nationwide Board for Wildlife's Standing Committee has endorsed the proposed tunnel however requested a scientific evaluation concerning its potential results on soil stability, groundwater motion, sediment patterns, and seismic susceptibility.
- In accordance with an official, the detailed challenge report has been formulated by the ministry of highway transport and highways (MoRTH) and underwent technical analysis by the Challenge Appraisal and Technical Scrutiny Committee (PATSC) inside NHIDCL.
- Given the challenge's magnitude and intricacy, the development is predicted to span 5 years following its allocation.
The official mentioned that the plan to construct a tunnel beneath the Brahmaputra is because of defence and safety issues.Beforehand, Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had shared, “I had a thought that there are a number of bridges over the river however why cannot we now have a tunnel beneath water? We all know in regards to the Atal tunnel of Jammu and Kashmir amidst the mountains. I used to be considering, ‘Can we now have a tunnel beneath the river Brahmaputra the place trains and automobiles can transfer?”He additional elaborated, “I assumed this was only a dream and left it. In the future, in Delhi, I used to be instructed that we will have a tunnel beneath the river Brahmaputra. Discussions happened on the place it is going to be arrange and the way a lot cash might be required. We determined that it's going to come between Numaligarh and Gohpur the place each trains and automobiles will transfer. The 2 banks of Brahmaputra North and south will come nearer now.”
