Lok Sabha Question No. 2771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: Tunnel on Jammu-Srinagar NH-1A
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2771**

ANSWERED ON 6 TH AUGUST, 2015

**Tunnel on Jammu-Srinagar NH-1A**

2771. 	DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सडक परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)	whether the Government is aware that traffic movement gets affected in bad weather conditions across the country;

(b)	if so, the details of the action taken in this regard including construction of tunnels and elevated bridges;

(c) 	whether the Government proposes to construct tunnel on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway-1A;

(d) 	if so, the status thereof and the expenditure likely to be incurred on construction of the said tunnel; and

(e) 	the time by which the construction work is likely to be completed and the steps taken by the Government to complete the project in a time bound manner?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. radhakrishnan)

(a) & (b) Yes, Madam. Traffic movement gets affected due bad weather conditions like floods, fog, landslides etc., especially in hilly and coastal areas. Immediate measures like clearance of snow & debris, flood damage repairs,  diversions, bailey bridges etc., are taken up to keep the National Highways in traffic worthy condition and permanent measures including tunnels & bridges are taken up depending on the inter-se priority and availably of funds.

(c) to (e) Tunnels have been proposed to be taken up on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway-1A . The details are annexed.

**Annexure**

**ANNEXURE** REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2771 ANSWERED ON 06.08.2015 ASKED BY DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA, SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL AND SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO REGARDING Tunnel on Jammu-Srinagar NH-1A

**Details of proposed tunnels on Jammu-Srinagar NH-1A**

|   Sl. No. |  Section            | Details of Tunnel                                                        |   Likely Expenditure in Rs. crore | Likely date of completion   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | Jammu-Udhampur      | 04 nos. Twin Tube Tunnel  (length 1.40 Km)                               |                               107 | Completed in January 2015   |
|         2 | Chenani-Nashri      | 2 lane bidirectional tunnel with parallel escape tunnel (length 9.00 km) |                              2550 | May-2016                    |
|         3 | Nashri - Ramban     | Single 2 lane tunnel one way (length 0.89km)                             |                                60 | work yet to commence        |
|         4 | Ramban to Banihal   | Six nos. 2 lane one way tunnels (length 2.97km)                          |                               200 | work yet to commence        |
|         5 | Quazigund - Banihal | Twin Tube Tunnels  (length  8.45km)                                      |                              2000 | June-2016                   |

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