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Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel: Distance, connecting places, benefits - all you need to know
New Delhi, Apr 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. It is located in the Lower Himalayas, on National Highway 44.
Distance
and
Cost
The
construction
works
of
the
project
started
in
2011
and
were
completed
in
2021.
It
is
one
of
the
longest
tunnels
in
India,
with
a
length
of
8.45
km
(5.25
mi).
It is built at a cost of over Rs 3,100 crore. The 8.45 Km long tunnel would reduce the road distance between Banihal and Qazigund by 16 km, and reduce journey time by around one and a half hour.
It is a twin-tube tunnel - one for each direction of travel - with the twin tubes being interconnected by a cross passage every 500m, for maintenance and emergency evacuation.
Benefits
of
Banihal
Qazigund
Tunnel
The
tunnel
reduces
the
distance
between
Srinagar
and
Jammu
by
16
km.
The
tunnel
would
help
establish
an
all-weather
connection
between
Jammu
and
Kashmir,
and
bring
the
two
regions
closer.
It
will
help
in
keeping
intact
the
continuous
supply
of
essential
commodities
in
Kashmir
valley
which
was
often
disrupted
due
to
snowfall
or
landslides.
The tunnel will facilitate connectivity between Kashmir and Jammu and solve the problem of road closures due to snowfall and landslides in winters.
"One major problem was when one has to take any patient to a hospital during winters. It used to take a lot of time. From 2-3 hours, the travel time has reduced to about 15 minutes in this tunnel. From Banihal, patients are referred to Kashmir. There have been a lot of deaths in the region due to unsuitable weather. Even pregnant women faced difficulties because of connectivity problems in Banihal," a resident of Banihal, Asif Hussain, had told ANI earlier.
This tunnel bypasses the most difficult terrain on the national highway. It has been made on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis. It is attached with an exhaust system to remove gas and bring in the fresh air. It has around 124 jet fans, 234 CCTV modern cameras and a firefighting system installed.
