Sela Tunnel constructed on the Road connecting Tezpur to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh Sela Tunnel has been constructed at an altitude of 13000 feet .
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HON’BLE PRIME MINISTER SHRI NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATES & DEDICATES SELA TUNNEL PROJECT OF BRO TO THE NATION
Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today dedicated Sela Tunnel project to the Nation virtually from Itanagar in the august presence of Hon’ble CM of Arunachal Pradesh Shri Pema Khandu and Hon’ble Minister of Earth Sciences Shri Kiren Rijiju. The Tunnel constructed on the Road connecting Tezpur to Tawang in
Arunachal Pradesh Sela Tunnel has been constructed at an altitude of 13000 feet
with a total cost of Rs 825 Crore and will provide all weather connectivity to Tawang Region of Arunachal Pradesh.
Sela Tunnel will not only boost defence preparedness of Indian Armed Forces in Tawang Sector but will also augment socioeconomic development of this border region. Earlier the route to Sela Pass had only single lane connectivity and treacherous bends due to which heavy vehicles, container trucks and vehicles with trailers could not get to Tawang. This is now feasible with opening of tunnel. In last one year itself, BRO has completed and dedicated to the
Nation unprecedented 125 Infrastructure projects constructed at a cost of Rs 3611 cr.
West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh The Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today carried out virtual inauguration of the Sela Tunnel project from Itanagar. Sela Tunnel on road connecting Tezpur to Tawang is in the West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh. The tunnel has been constructed at a cost of Rs 825 Cr. Hon’ble Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Shri Pema Khandu and Hon’ble Minister of Earth Sciences Shri Kiren Rijiju were also present during the ceremony.
Sela Tunnel has been constructed at an altitude of 13000 feet on road connecting Tezpur to Tawang and will bypass treacherous Sela Pass at
an altitude of 13700 feet. Balipara-Charduar-Tawang Road on which this Tunnel has been constructed is an important axis connecting Tawang Region and provides connectivity to the hinterland upto Tezpur. The road had various bottlenecks like Nichephu, Bomdila Town and Sela Pass, which have been addressed by BRO by construction of Sela and Nichephu Tunnels and Bomdila Bypass. 500 m long Nechiphu Tunnel was inaugurated and dedicated to the Nation on 12 Sep 2023 by Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh.