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Chenani-Nashri tunnel unlikely to meet July 16 deadline 5/25/2016 11:37:09 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 25: The Chenani-Nashri tunnel, India's largest road tunnel in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir is unlikely to meet July 16 deadline as ongoing work is yet to be completed by the nodal agency. ''The tunnel was earlier supposed to thrown open in June but later the date was extended till July 16,'' official sources here today told .They said, ''the work on Chenani-Nashri tunnel is in progress but it may not meet the fixed deadline of July 16.''It is expected that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may inaugurate the mega project once completed, sources added.Sources asserted that most of the work on the tunnel is complete except few small areas, which are being covered on fast track due to which, the opening of the tube for general public may get delayed by more than one-month. Earlier scheduled date of completion of Chenani-Nashri tunnel worth Rs 2519 crore project was June, 2016 and the executing agency was hopeful of finishing the job by December 2015, around six months ahead of the deadline because of more than satisfactory pace of work.On both ends of this 10.5 km long tunnel, there will be a Control Panel of ventilators, lighting and fire fighting material etc, software of which has been designed in Spain.The Chenani-Nashri tunnel once completed will act as an all-weather alternative to the existing NH-1A section connecting Chenani in Udhampur with Nashri in Ramban districts. It will reduce the existing road distance between the two points from 41 kms to 10.89 kms.''It is the set-up of ventilation, fire control and signals apart from electrical set-up, etc. The cost of this tunnel so far is Rs 3,800 crore,'' said an official adding that the tunnel would save fuel worth Rs 27 lakh per day.Besides a 888 meter long tunnel and 259 culverts, there will be five big and 29 small bridges on the Udhampur-Chenani and Nashri-Ramban stretches, which are part of NHAI's flagship project of four-laning of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.December 2018 is the scheduled date of completion of ongoing four-laning work on these two stretches. Gammon India Ltd has been allotted the job work and total project cost of Udhampur to Ramban is Rs 2136.97 crores (civil cost Rs 1709.99 crores).   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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