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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the strategically significant Sela Tunnel project in Arunachal Paradesh on Saturday, March 9. About: The Sela Tunnel Project is located in the West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh. It will be a lifeline as it will provide all weather connectivity to Tawang. The project comprises of Tunnel 1, which is a 980 m long single tube tunnel and Tunnel 2, which is a 1555 m long twin tube tunnel. Tunnel 2 has one bi-lane tube for traffic and one escape tube for emergencies. It will also be one of the longest tunnels to have been constructed above altitude of 13,000 feet. The project also includes construction of an approach road of seven kilometres to Tunnel 1, which takes off from BCT Road and a link road of 1.3 kilometres, which connects Tunnel 1 to Tunnel 2. Built at a cost of Rs 825 crore, the tunnel project is constructed at an altitude of 13,700 feet in West Kameng district on the road connecting Tezpur to Tawang. The foundation stone of the Sela Tunnel Project was laid by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in 2019. |
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Useful information for all competitive exams:
Arunachal Pradesh: Capital: Itanagar Governor: Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik Chief minister: Pema Khandu (BJP) State Legislature Unicameral Assembly: Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (60 seats) Rajya Sabha: 1 seat Lok Sabha: 2 seats High Court: Guwahati High Court - Itanagar Bench |
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