The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will undertake safety audit of all 29 under-construction tunnels across the nation, the Centre knowledgeable on Wednesday.
The transfer has come after an under-construction Slkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi collapsed wherein 41 labourers are trapped, who’re nonetheless being rescued. The tunnel has collapsed on November 12.
“NHAI officials, along with a team of experts from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as well as other tunnel experts, will inspect the ongoing tunnel projects and will submit a report within seven days,” the assertion mentioned.
With a complete size of about 79 km, the 29 under-construction tunnels are unfold across the nation with 12 tunnels in Himachal Pradesh, six in Jammu and Kashmir, two every in Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, and one every in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, and Delhi.
NHAI additionally signed a memorandum of understanding with Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL).
As half of the settlement, KRCL assessment design, drawing, and safety points associated to tunnel building and slope stabilisation of NHAI tasks.
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