BRO renovates 1956-built twin-tube Jawahar Tunnel in J&K; to open to public in December 2024
On 21 November 2024, the Border Roads Organisation said it had renovated the 1956-built, 2.5 km twin-tube Jawahar Tunnel through the Pir Panjal range in Jammu & Kashmir, to open for the public in December 2024.
Summary
On 21 November 2024, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) said it had carried out extensive renovation of the 1956-built, 2.5 km long twin-tube Jawahar Tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir, which is to open to the public in December 2024. The rehabilitation, done in EPC mode at a cost of ₹62.5 crore funded by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, was completed by BRO's Project Beacon in about a year and included civil and electro-mechanical upgrades for safety and security. The tunnel has historically been a vital passage through the Pir Panjal range connecting the Kashmir valley and Leh with the rest of India, and serves as an alternate route to NH-44 for vehicles not allowed through the newer Qazigund-Banihal tunnel, such as oil tankers.
Key facts
- Tunnel
- Jawahar Tunnel, J&K; built 1956; 2.5 km twin-tube
- Cost
- ₹62.5 crore (MoRTH), EPC mode
- Executed by
- BRO's Project Beacon, ~1 year
- Range
- Pir Panjal
- Opening
- December 2024
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Jawahar Tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir, renovated by BRO in 2024, passes through which mountain range?
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Correct answer: D — Pir Panjal
PIB (Defence): the Jawahar Tunnel has historically served as a vital passage through the Pir Panjal range connecting the Kashmir valley and Leh with the rest of India.
In which year was the twin-tube Jawahar Tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir originally built?
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Correct answer: B — 1956
PIB (Defence): BRO renovated the 1956-built 2.5 km-long twin-tube Jawahar Tunnel.