Tunnels for North East
Tunnels could make it easier to build infrastructure projects in the North and North-Eastern part of India which faces challenging adverse climatic conditions, fragile and young geology and remote location, said a senior government official.
“Underground structures like tunnel could help a great deal to minimise the disturbances to natural settings and provide straight alignment and thus reduce length of roads,” said #Defence Secretary G. Mohan Kumar.
“Growing awareness on forest, environmental and ecological issues to minimise instability of hill slopes and avoid phenomena of flash floods and cloud burst has also been a serious concern which need urgent attention,” Kumar said at a workshop on tunnelling in North and North Eastern Region.
The region, which has high significance from strategic considerations, remains cut off with rest of the country for almost six months of the year due to intensive snow fall, avalanche and icing at passes viz Zozila on #Srinagar–Kargil–Leh Road and Rohtang, Baralacha La, Lachung La and Tanglang La on Manali–Sarchu–Upshi–Leh Road.
It therefore needs a special focus and network of tunnel to have all weather connectivity, according to senior defence officials.
Speakers also highlighted various issues involved in planning, design and construction of tunnels in #Himalaya Region and High Altitude areas.
They also discussed tunnel proposals in road design for all weather connectivity and minimise disturbances to natural settings.
The workshop was organised by Defence Ministry on 17, Dec 2016. fii-news.com
