The 5 Big Tunnels in

INDIAPresentation Prepared By MAYANK OZA

REASONS TO BUILD A TUNNEL• When the lane encounters an obstacle such as

a mountain to avoid bypassing the obstacle• Built sometimes to overcome a water obstacle

as a replacement for building a bridge above it.

• Built to connect between military posts so the movement between them will not be visible for the enemy

• Sometimes built for infrastructure like electricity cables, water, communication and sewerage to avoid damage and disruption above ground

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Rohtang Tunnel• Rohtang Tunnel proposed to built cutting

through the Great Himalayas under the Rohtang Pass in the Leh-Manali Highway. • The 8.8 km Rohtang tunnel will be the longest

tunnel road in India and World’s highest Road Tunnel, It will reduce 46 km distance between Leh and Manali. • Rohtang pass is the highest mountain pass on the

on the eastern Pir Panjal range in middle of Himalayas. Rohtang tunnel is become a reality for India and will be the biggest achievement for India. Prepared by mr.mayank oza

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Jawahar Tunnel• Jawahar Tunnel is one of the

longest tunnel-road in Asia, located at the Paradise on earth “Jammu & Kashmir” state of India.• The two-and-half kilometers long Jawahar

tunnel links Jammu to Kashmir Valley on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.• The tunnel was get closed for traffic from

midnight till 8 am for the last 18 years but now it will be open 24X7 to connect rest of India. Prepared by mr.mayank oza

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Maliguda Tunnel

• Maliguda Tunnel is the highest broad-gauge railway tunnel in India and the second highest in the world. • The long tunnel is situated on the top of hill in

Maliguda village of tribal state Orissa.• Maliguda is a small, beautiful and green hills

village, which also offer one of the ideal picnic spot.

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Karbude Tunnel• Karbude Tunnel is the longest rail tunnel in India

located on the Konkan Railway route near Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. • The Karbude tunnel is 6.5 km long and one of the

India’s biggest engineering marvels.• Ratnagiri region is full of lush greenery and

more, it is well famous for for different varieties of Mangoes. • Konkan Railway runs from Mangalore in

Karnataka to Mumbai in Maharashtra through Goa, along the west coast of India and Western Ghats. Prepared by mr.mayank oza

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Bhatan Tunnel• Bhatan Tunnel on Mumbai-Pune Expressway is

1KM long road tunnel with all the possible new technology. • The Mumbai-Pune Expressway is the first six-lane

concrete, high-speed, access controlled tolled expressway. • The expressway has reduced the travel time

between the cities of Mumbai and Pune to approximately two hours. • There are total 5 tunnel in Mumbai-Pune

Expressway,Bhatan tunnel is one of the longest.

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