{"id":333203,"date":"2025-04-17T12:02:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T06:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=333203"},"modified":"2025-04-18T19:40:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T14:10:47","slug":"silkyara-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/silkyara-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Silkyara tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News- <\/strong>Uttarakhand&#8217;s longest tunnel, Silkyara has achieved a major breakthrough recently.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_333205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-333205\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-333205\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Silkyara-tunnel.png?resize=458%2C262&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Silkyara tunnel\" width=\"458\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Silkyara-tunnel.png?w=642&amp;ssl=1 642w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Silkyara-tunnel.png?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-333205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- The Indian Express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>About the Silkyara Tunnel<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: It is situated on the <em>Yamunotri National Highway<\/em> in <em>Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Length<\/strong>: The tunnel spans a total length of<em> 4.5 km<\/em> and is designed to connect Silkyara with Dandalgaon in the same district.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Project<\/strong>: It is a key component of the <em>Char Dham all-weather road project<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance<\/strong>: This <em>double-lane tunnel<\/em> is among the<em> longest under the Char Dham project.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Impact<\/strong>: Once completed, it is expected to <em>reduce the travel distance between Gangotri and Yamunotri by approximately 26 km<\/em>, significantly improving connectivity and travel time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; background-color: #f7f7f7;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><strong>Char-Dham Project<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a highway expansion project to widen 889 km of hill roads to provide all-weather connectivity in the Char Dham circuit.<\/li>\n<li>The project, envisaged in 2016, covers Uttarakhand\u2019s four major shrines- <em>Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri<\/em>&#8211; in the upper Himalayas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News- Uttarakhand&#8217;s longest tunnel, Silkyara has achieved a major breakthrough recently. About the Silkyara Tunnel Location: It is situated on the Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. Length: The tunnel spans a total length of 4.5 km and is designed to connect Silkyara with Dandalgaon in the same district. 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