Sela Tunnel Project:
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Sela Tunnel Project is located in the West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh.
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The tunnel is a part of the Balipara-Chariduar-Tawang(BCT) road, one of the key strategic projects near the Chinese border.
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The project comprises two tunnels:
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Tunnel 1 which is a 980 m long single tube tunnel and
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Tunnel 2, which is a 1555 m long twin-tube tunnel. Tunnel 2 has one bi-lane tube for traffic and one escape tube for emergencies.
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The project also includes the construction of an approach road of seven kilometres to Tunnel 1, which takes off from BCT Road and a link road of 1.3 kilometres, which connects Tunnel 1 to Tunnel 2.
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Significance:
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Once completed, the tunnel will be the longest twin-lane tunnel above 13,000 feet in the world and will provide all-weather connectivity to Tawang.
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Project will also allow faster deployment of weapons and soldiers to forward areas in the Tawang sector.
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