Rishikesh-Karnprayag railway line: Tunnel built between Shivpuri to Beasi in record time
CM Dhami informed through a tweet that the construction work of the said tunnel has been completed by the L&T team in just 26 days despite the difficult geographical conditions.
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Rishikesh, April 19: The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, congratulated the construction agency for completing the construction of a tunnel under Phase II in Rishikesh-Karnprayag railway line record time of 26 days.
Out of these, 10 stations will be under the Himalayas. Only two stations will be built above ground. About 105 km of the railway line will be underground. After the completion of this project, the journey to Badrinath Dham will become easy. The project is targeted to be completed by 2025.
On Tuesday, CM Dhami informed through a tweet that the construction work of the said tunnel has been completed by the L&T team in just 26 days despite the difficult geographical conditions. A 1,012 meter long tunnel is constructed between Vyasi to Shivpuri. The CM congratulated RVNL for this work. This project in progress holds great national importance.
After the completion of the 15 km long rail tunnel project, it will be possible to reach Rishikesh to Karnprayag in just 2 hours. 12 stations will be constructed under this project.
Out of these, 10 stations will be under the Himalayas. Only two stations will be built above ground. About 105 km of the railway line will be underground. After the completion of this project, the journey to Badrinath Dham will become easy. The project is targeted to be completed by 2025.
In this project, a 126 km of single track railway line is being constructed. A large number of employment opportunities are expected to be created in this project. A provision of Rs 4200 crore has been made for the project in the financial year 2021-22. The plan is expected to gain momentum once the deadline is fixed.