Nechipu Tunnel Inaugurated: Decades-long hindrance of traffic & military convoys solve

The Nechipu tunnel was virtually inaugurated by the Hon'ble Union Defence Minister of India Shri Rajnath Singh on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.

Arunachal Pradesh Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Pema Khandu and Director General of Police Shri Anand Mohan witnessed the event along with Deputy Commissioner Smti Akriti Sagar IAS and four HMLAs Shri Phurpa Tsering, Shri Kumsi Sidisaw, Shri Dorjee Wangdi Kharma, Shri Dongru Siangju and Superintendent of Police Shri Rahul Gupta IPS at Nechipu tunnel premises. 

The Nechipu Tunnel is a 500 m long, D-shaped, single tube double lane tunnel” on the Balipara-Charduar-Tawang (BCT) Road in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.
 
BRO (Border Roads Organisation) on Tuesday conducted the final finishing touch which marks the successful completion of excavation work of the Nechiphu Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh.

The tunnel would be provided with a state-of-the-art electro-mechanical system, including firefighting devices, an auto illumination system and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition controlled monitoring systems. 

The tunnel has been conceived to bypass extreme foggy conditions prevailing around Nechiphu Pass which have caused hindrance to general traffic and military convoys for long decades and has finally been solved with the successful completion of excavation work by BRO (Border Roads Organisation). (Stringer)