Jawahar Tunnel

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Coordinates:

33.508N 75.209E

Jawahar tunnel
Overview
Coordinates
Route

33.508N 75.209E
Banihal ---- Qazigund

Operation
Work begun

1954

Opened

December 22, 1956

Traffic

Automotive

Vehicles per day

7000

Technical
Design engineer

Alfred Kunz and C. Barsel

Length

2.85 kilometres (1.77 mi)

Number of lanes

Lowest elevation

2,194 metres (7,198 ft)

Jawahar
Tunnel or Banihal Tunnel is
a road
tunnel in
the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Named after the firstPrime Minister of
India Jawaharlal Nehru, it was constructed for round-the-year surface transport
by Alfred Kunz and C. Barsel (both were German) between 1954 and 1960. The
Jawahar tunnel has been operational since 22 December 1956. The length of
tunnel is 2.85 km (1.77 mi), its elevation is 2,194 m (7,198 ft) and it has one lane
road in either direction. It is situated between Banihl and Qazigund on NH
1A that has been renumbered NH 44. [1] The tunnel facilitates round-the-year road
connectivity from Srinagar to Jammu.

Later the tunnel was renovated by the Border Roads Organization under the
project BEACON in 1960. It was designed for 150 vehicles per day in each
direction but the number of vehicles is now 7,000 in both directions. After
renovations, the tunnel now has a two-way ventilation system, pollution &
temperature sensors, lighting system and with emergency phones for any
assistance from Border Roads Organization.
It is guarded by military round the clock, photography or videography inside or
nearby the tunnel is strictly prohibited.[2]Once the vehicle enters the tunnel, it has
to maintain the same speed throughout the tunnel. CCTVs are installed in the
tunnel for continuous monitoring.
The tunnel used to be closed for civilian traffic between midnight and 8 a.m. until
2009. Now it is open all 24 hours of the day.

See also[edit]

Nandni tunnels

Banihal

Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel

References[edit]
1. Jump up^ pahalgam.com/travelogue-road-travel-frompunjab-to-pahalgam/
2. Jump
up^ http://mod.nic.in/Samachar/mar5/html/army.htm

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