Travelling to picturesque Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh is all set to get easier as the Sela tunnel located at an altitude of above 13,000 ft, is almost complete.
The Border Roads Organization (BRO) has completed 90 per cent of the construction works of the strategically-important Sela tunnel near the Indo-China border in Tawang. According to BRO officials, the construction works are ongoing in “war footing” and the Sela tunnel across the Sela Pass is at the “final stage of completion”.
“Almost 90 per cent of the construction works have been completed and hopefully, it will be completed by this year,” said an official.
“The tunnel, once commissioned, will provide all-weather thoroughfares for the people of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, the tourists visiting the district as well as the armed forces will also get benefits,” added the official.
The Sela tunnel once completed will offer the world the longest bi-lane tunnel at an altitude above 13,000 feet.
The project comprises two tunnels – Tunnel 1, which is a 980-meter-long single-tube tunnel, and Tunnel 2, which is a 1,555-meter-long twin-tube tunnel.
The Sela tunnel is 400 meters below the Sela Pass and once the tunnel is completed, people will be able to travel through it even in winter and it will boost not just infrastructure in the area but tourism as well.
