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Chardham Tunnel

Published: 2nd Jun, 2020

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has achieved a major milestone in the construction of a 440-m tunnel below the densely populated Chambatown on the Rishikesh-Dharasu road (NH 94) in Uttarakhand. 

  • The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has achieved a major milestone in the construction of a 440-m tunnel below the densely populated Chambatown on the Rishikesh-Dharasu road (NH 94) in Uttarakhand. 
  • The achievement is part of efforts to boost the annual Chardham yatra.
  • Under the Chardham project costing about ?12,000 crore, the BRO is constructing 250 km of the national highways leading to the holy shrines of Gangotri and Badrinath.
  • Five projects are slated for completion by October 2020.
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