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Jawahar Tunnel, also called Banihal Tunnel is a road tunnel at elevation of 2,194 m (7,198 ft) in union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India below the Banihal Pass in the Pir Panjal mountain range in lower Himalayas.
The existing road tunnel below the Banihal pass (Jawahar tunnel), has been a bottleneck on the road due to its elevation of 2,194 m (7,198 ft) and limited traffic capacity. The new tunnel's average elevation at 1,790 m is 400 m lower than the existing Jawahar tunnel's elevation, making it less prone to avalanches. The tunnel has reduced the ...
The average elevation of the railway tunnel is 1,760 m (5,770 ft) or about 440 m (1,440 ft) below the existing road tunnel, the Jawahar Tunnel, which is at elevation of about 2,194 m (7,198 ft). [1] The tunnel is 8.40 metres (27.6 ft) wide with a height of 7.39 metres (24.2 ft).
The Jawahar Tunnel is a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long tunnel through Pir Panjal mountain under the Banihal pass connects Banihal with Qazigund on the other side of the mountain. The Jawahar Tunnel was named after the first Prime Minister of India was constructed in the early 1950s and commissioned in December 1956 to ensure snow-free passage throughout ...
The new tunnel's average elevation at 1,790 m is 400 m lower than the existing Jawahar tunnel's elevation and has reduced the road distance between Banihal and Qazigund by 30 km. The new tunnel is also less prone to snow avalanches as it is at a lower elevation. The vehicles have to pay toll tax to use the tunnel.
The road from Jammu to Srinagar transversed Banihal Pass until 1956 when the Jawahar Tunnel was constructed under the pass. The road now passes through the tunnel and the Banihal Pass is no longer used for road transport. As from the Banihal Pass a sharp change in nature and mountains can be seen.
Jawahar Tunnel; N. Nandni tunnels This page was last edited on 25 January 2021, at 04:25 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The Jawahar tunnel, Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel and Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel pass under it. Zoji La: 3,528 11,575 Between the vale of Kashmir and the Kargil district, and is the only western entrance to the highlands of Ladakh.