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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.
Banihal Pass (Hindi: बनिहाल दर्रा, Urdu: بانہال درا) is a mountain pass across the Pir Panjal Range in India at a maximum elevation of 2,832 m (9,291 ft). It connects the Kashmir Valley in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to the outer Himalaya and the plains to the south.
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 ...
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated a strategic tunnel in Kashmir which will grant accessibility to the isolated parts of the region all year round for the first time.. Mr ...
Notable passes and routes Notes Pass or route Elevation Coordinates m ft Banihal Pass: 2,832 9,291 Connecting the hill areas of Jammu to the Kashmir Valley. The Jawahar tunnel, Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel and Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel pass under it. Zoji La: 3,528 11,575
A 2.5-kilometre-long (1.6 mi) tunnel at elevation of 2,194 m (7,198 ft) through Pir Panjal mountain under the Banihal pass connects Banihal with Qazigund on the other side of the mountain. The tunnel named Jawahar tunnel after the first prime minister of India was constructed in early 1950s and commissioned in December 1956 to ensure snow-free ...
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 tunnel is 8.40 metres (27.6 ft) wide with a height of 7.39 metres (24.2 ft). There is a three-metre-wide (9.8 ft) road along the length of the tunnel for the maintenance of railway tracks and emergency relief. It takes approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds for the train to pass through the tunnel. [2] [3]