MP’s Rs.1,600cr twin tunnel inaugurated
Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has announced a 19-km long 2-lane bypass at Rewa to 4-lane connectivity to Prayagraj-Varanasi via Chorhat from Satna.
He also announced on 10 Dec 2022 the widening of the Rewa-Sidhi road, approving the demand to make it four-lane.
Also, the Minister inaugurated Madhya Pradesh’s first Rs.1,600 crore 6-lane twin tunnel of 2.28 km length and 13 km 4-lane bypass in Rewa on 10 Dec 2022.
This twin tunnel made of New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) meets each other in 300 meters, due to which there will be no hindrance in traffic.
The state-of-the-art facilities like exhaust fan, Optical Fiber Linear IT Detection System, fire system, control room, cameras, phone facility at 200 meters have been provided in the tunnel.
This is India’s first Aqueduct, which has tunnel below and Bansagar Canal above, said the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
A big and a small bridge, a ROB, an overpass, an underpass, 4 canal crossings, 11 box culverts and 20 culverts have been constructed in the tunnel.
Gadkari also inaugurated 7 National Highways worth Rs.2,444 crore with total length of 204 km in Rewa.
Addressing the inauguration gathering, Gadkari said with the construction of the Satna-Bela four-lane road, connectivity will become easier for the coal, cement and diamond industries in the region.
Farmers and other small entrepreneurs will have easy access to the market saving time and fuel, he added. fiinews.com
