About Sela Tunnel Project:

Located in: West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh.

• The tunnel is a part of the Balipara-Chariduar-Tawang (BCT) road, one of the key strategic projects near the Chinese border.
• The project comprises two tunnels:

1. a)Tunnel 1 which is a 980 m long single tube tunnel and
2. b)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.

• The project also includes the construction of an approach road of seven kilometers to Tunnel 1, which takes off from BCT Road and a link road of 1.3 kilometers, which connects Tunnel 1 to Tunnel 2.

Significance of the tunnel

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. Moreover, the project will also allow faster deployment of weapons and soldiers to forward areas in the Tawang sector.

Source: Infrastructure and Energy