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Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel
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- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved construction of 4.531 km long 2-Lane Bi-Directional Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel in Uttarakhand.
- The project will be falling along NH-134 in the State of Uttarakhand and will be built under Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Mode.
- This is funded under the Scheme of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and implemented by National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) and it forms part of ambitious ‘Char dham Mahamarg Pariyojana’.
- The construction of this tunnel will
- Provide all weather connectivity to Yamunotri, one of dham on ChardhamYatra.
- Will reduce travel distance from Dharasu to Yamunotri.
- Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna project aims at improving the connectivity to Char Dham pilgrimage centres in the Himalayas, making journey to these centres safer, faster and more convenient.
- NHIDCL is wholly state owned company, established in 2014 for development of highways in states on the international borders.
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