Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel
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Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel, also known as Chenani-Nashri Tunnel is a road tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located in the Lower Himalayas, on National Highway 44. Construction started in 2011[1] and was completed by 2017.[2]
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Location | Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Status | Active |
Route | NH 44 |
Crosses | Patnitop, Kud, and Batote |
Start | Chenani |
End | Nashri, Ramban District |
Operation | |
Work begun | July 2011 [1] |
Opened | 2 April 2017 [2] |
Owner | National Highways Authority of India |
Traffic | Automotive (except fuel tanker) |
Character | Passenger and freight |
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Design engineer | IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd |
Length | 9.28 kilometres (5.77 mi)[3] |
No. of lanes | 2[3] |
Operating speed | 50km/h[4] |
Highest elevation | 1,200 m (3,937 ft) |
Width | 13 m (43 ft) |
It is India's longest road tunnel with a length of 9.28 km (5.8 mi),[4] and the country's first tunnel with a fully integrated tunnel control system.[5] It reduces the distance between Jammu and Srinagar by 30 km and travel time by two hours. The all-weather tunnel bypasses snowfall and avalanche prone areas in winter at places like Patnitop, Kud, and Batote that obstruct NH 44 every winter and cause long queues of vehicles; sometimes for days.[4] It is named after Syama Prasad Mookerjee, who served as the Minister for Industry and Supply in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet and later founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.