Brahmaputra tunnel project may get cabinet nod soon

Guwahati: The detailed project report (DPR) of Assam’s first underwater tunnel to be constructed between Numaligarh and Gohpur at a cost of ₹6,000 crore, has been completed. The greenfield project involves the construction of India’s first-ever road tunnel beneath a major river and is likely to come up for Union cabinet approval shortly.

The tunnel is strategically important as the area is close to Arunachal Pradesh which shares its borders with China and is expected to be completed in five years.