CHENANI NASHRI TUNNEL PROJECT IN J&K STATE .

                                                                                    

CHENANI  NASHRI  TUNNEL PROJECT

LEIGHTON WELSPUN or LW called by many over here has  started excavation work  for  the Tunnel at Chenani  about 90 kms from Jammu on Jammu Srinagar National Highway.. Excavation work from the  other side  has also started at Nashri bridge. LEIGHTON  is   Australia's largest project development and contracting group   while WELSPUN is their Indian collaborator . This 13.3 metre wide tunnel shall create space for movement of 2 way traffic. There shall be a 5 metre  wide rescue track for any eventuality. Once through, vehicular traffic to srinagar shall miss and bypass places like Kud,Patni Top and Batote.  

We visited the project site on 29.09.2011.We also  met official of LW at their beautiful office in Chenani forest. Indian, Australian and European  Technocrats work with a missionary zeal for this project. Sprawling office, Broadband  connectivity, Neat chambers, efficient gensets , state of art communication  network, well paid employees, well maintained  staff  quarters, search lights,Neat and clean staff Canteens, No smoking, Punctuality and above all work orientation impressed Autar Mota.

 We were   informed that Chiv Keng  wife and Charis Loiuse Waugh  daughter of Russell Waugh, Managing director of Leighton Welspun Contractors Pvt. Ltd. were personally present at Chenani on 2^nd September 2011 at the time of  start of the first section of  this  Tunnel project.. About 150 metres of this tunnel have been dug till date .The initial estimate of this project is about 3700 crores .  This tunnel is being built  using  NATM technique . This technology  has also been used by IRCON in  Banihaal Tunnel .A team of over 800 staff and 200 strong work force, armed with sophisticated drilling machines, are daily  boring  around 5 metres of the main tunnel and 8 metres of the escape route.The Tunnel shall shorten Jammu- Srinagar distance by  30 kms  thereby  saving one hour of Journey time. . The  expected time of completion of this 9 kms long  Tunnel is  about 5 years.

( Autar Mota )
30.09.2011

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