The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) succeeded in joining the northern and southern portals of a tunnel being constructed below Chamba town in Tehri district on the Rishikesh-Dharasu national highway number 94. Joining the two portals of the tunnel being built as part of the Char Dham road project was carried out with necessary precautions during the lockdown in place to contain the spread of Covid-19.
According to the BRO, the construction of this tunnel was especially challenging due to aspects like weak geology, constant water drainage and the risk of subsidence due to densely constructed area above the tunnel site.
Speaking on the occasion through video link, the Union minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari said that the BRO is playing an important role in the ambitious Char Dham road project. The completion of this tunnel will help in lending speed to movement of traffic.
