India's longest rail tunnel has been successfully breakdown on Wednesday. This tunnel has been built from Devprayag Saud to Jansu under the Rishikesh Karnprayag Rail Project in Uttarakhand. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami were present on the occasion of Breakthu of this tunnel.
Brake of the country's long rail tunnel
The day of 16 April has been historic for the railway history of the whole of India along with Uttarakhand. The break of the longest rail tunnel of the Indian Railways has been thrown on 16 April. Rail Development Corporation Limited has achieved this feat. From Devprayag Saud to Jansu, this railway tunnel has been ready.
This tunnel will prove to be a milestone
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav expressed happiness over the successful breakthrough of the tunnel and said that this is an important step towards the development of Uttarakhand. He congratulated all railway officials, employees and workers for this achievement. The Railway Minister also said that the work of the Rishikesh-Karnprayag railway project is progressing rapidly and the operation on this railway line is expected to start soon. This project will prove to be a milestone towards connecting the mountainous regions of the state to the rail network. He said that this (from Devprayag Saud to Janasu) is the longest tunnel not only in Uttarakhand but in the whole of India. He said that this is the first time on the initiative of the Central Government when TBM technology has been used to build a rail tunnel in the hilly areas of the country.
Such is the country's long railway tunnel
This railway tunnel is associated with the 125 km long Rishikesh-Karnprayag broad gauge rail project of Uttarakhand. The railway project is built inside the tunnel for 105 km. It has a total of 16 tunges from Rishikesh to Karnprayag. This tunnel has been constructed through a single-ladd rock TBM with a diameter of 9.11 meters. This tunnel is about 14 km long and is connecting Devprayag Saud to Jansu.
CM congratulated on historical achievement
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that this tunnel is a historical achievement towards the development of Uttarakhand. The Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail project will play an important role in connecting the remote mountainous regions of the state to the rest of the country. This will not only simplify traffic for the local people, but will also give a new momentum to tourism, trade and economic activities in the region. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, infrastructure development in the state has got new direction and momentum. This tunnel from Devprayag-God to Srinagar Janasu is also a major achievement and shows that despite difficult geographical conditions, we can successfully carry out development works. He also said that a survey of Tanakpur Bageshwar railway project has also been done, further action will be taken soon.