Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
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Collapsed Tunnel

Posted On: 08 FEB 2024 4:14PM by PIB Delhi

The Expert Committee has visited the site and submitted a Preliminary Report. Accordingly, instructions have been issued to the concerned to take necessary action to restart the project with necessary safeguards. Based on the preliminary report, show cause notices have been issued to DPR Consultant, Authority's Engineer, EPC Contractor and project supervisory officials of NHIDCL for the shortcomings pointed out by the Committee;

NHAI has conducted preliminary safety audit of all existing and on-going tunnel projects. The details are attached as Annexure-A. Further, NHAI has signed MoUs with DMRC/KRCL for detailed safety audit of critical tunnels in the State of Himachal Pradesh, UT of Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi. The time period stipulated for conducting the safety audit is 3 months.

Annexure-A

SNo

State

Name of Project &

Chain age

Progress of work%

1

Karnataka

4/6-laning ofHungund-HospetSectionofNH-50

Ch. 420.03m

100

Goa/KNT Border toKundapurSectionofNH-66

Ch.106.918to 107.847

100

2

Assam

NagabastiTunnel

Ch.138.476 to139.556

100%

3

Meghalaya

Rehabilitation and upgradation of existing ro Ch.ad to  2-lane with  paved shoulder configuration in Jowai – Meghalaya /Assam border section of NH-44 from 69.200 to Km 173.2000(104 Km) in the state of Meghalaya on EPC mode

Ch.141+100

100%

4

Odisha

Development of Six Lane Baraja – Kandili Section of NH-130 CD Road from Km. 338+500 to Km. 342+500  under Raipur – Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor in the state of Odisha, on Hybrid Annuity Mode (Package- OD-7)

Ch.From Km.338.850 to Km.342.270

34.67%

 

 

Development of Six Lane Kandili to Tumbigura Section of NH-130 CD Road from Km.342+500 to Km.365+033 under Raipur- Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor in the state of Odisha, on Hybrid Annuity Mode (Package - OD-8)

Ch.From Km 346.000 to Km.348.870

28.17%

5

Uttarakhand

Development of six – lane access-controlled highway from design chainage 8+130(near Mohand) to design chainage 16+380 Daat kali Tunnel of Ganeshpur – Dehradun section of NH-307 (Old NH- 72A) in the state of Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand

(Package-2).

Ch.15+970 to 16+340

99%

6

Maharashtra

Construction of Six  lane twin tube tunnel at Khambataki Ghat in  the state of Maharashtra in EPC mode

Ch.from Km. 772.680 to 773.828

60%

 

 

Construction of Eight lane access controlled Expressway from Km 69.800 to Km 79.783 (Bhoj to Morbe -Spur) of Vadodara Mumbai Expressway) in the State of Maharashtra on Hybrid Annuity mode under BharatmalaPariyojana (Phase II-Package XVII)

Ch.Ch. 71+520 to Ch. 75+680

20.00%

7

Odisha

Development of Six Lane Baraja – Kandili Section of NH-130 CD Road from Km. 338+500 to Km. 342+500 under Raipur – Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor in the state of Odisha, on Hybrid Annuity Mode (Package- OD-7)

Ch.From Km.338.850 to Km.342.270

34.67%

 

 

Development of Six Lane Kandili to Tumbigura Section of NH-130 CD Road from Km.342+500 to Km.365+033 under Raipur- Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor in the state of Odisha, on Hybrid Annuity Mode (Package - OD-8)

Ch.From Km 346.000 to Km.348.870

28.17%

9

Andhra Pradesh

Development of Six-Lane Access Controlled Greenfield Highway from Audireddipalle (Ch. 160+000) to Mallapalle (Ch. 176+000)Bengaluru - Vijayawada Economic Corridor on HAM Mode under BharatmalaPariyojana Phase-I in the state of Andhra Pradesh(Package-07)

Ch.Km 166+760 to Km 166+890

Km 168+480 to Km 168+620

Km 169+290  to Km 169+340 (LHS)

Yet to commenc e (Appointe d Date to be declared)

 

 

Development of Six-Lane Access Controlled Greenfield Highway from Mallapalle (Ch. 176+000) to Kavulakuntla (Ch. 196+000) Bengaluru - Vijayawada Economic Corridor on HAM Mode under  BharatmalaPariyojana Phase-I in the state of Andhra Pradesh (Package-08)

Ch.Km 190+630 to Km 190+970

 

Yet to commenc e (Appointe d Date to be declared)

 

 

Developmentof six-laneaccesscotrolledGreenfieldHighwayfromKavulakuntla(km.196.000)to

Narayanampeta(km.203.500)ofBangalore-Kadaya-VijayawadaEconomicCorridor onHAMmodeunderBharatmalaPariyojana-IintheStateofAndhraPradesh(Pkg.9)

Ch.km.197+080 tokm.200+760 (Twintubetunnelwithcrosspassage)

km.197+080 tokm.200+760

(Twintubetunnelwithcrosspassage)

Yet to commenc e (Appointe d Date to be declared)

 

 

Development of SixlaneAccesscontrolledGreenfieldHighwayfromNarayanampet(Km203.500)to

Chandrasekharapuram(Km228.000)ofNH-544(G)

Bengaluru– VijayawadaEconomicCorridoronHybridAnnuityModeunderBharatmalaPariyojanaPhase-  I in  the State ofAndhraPradesh(Package-10)

 

Ch.km.224.700 tokm.224.960 (Twintubetunnelwithcrosspassage)

km.224.700 tokm.224.960

(Twintubetunnelwithcrosspassage)

Yet to commence (Appointed Date to be declared)

 

SNo

State

Name of Tunnel Project

Progress of work %

 

 

Development of Six lane Access controlled Greenfield Highway from Chandrasekharapuram (Km 228.000) to Polavaram (Km 260.000) of NH-544(G)

Bengaluru – Vijayawada Economic Corridor on Hybrid Annuity Mode under BharatmalaPariyojana Phase-  I in  the State of Andhra Pradesh (Package-11)

 

Ch.km.239.144 to km.240.898 (Twin tube tunnel with cross passage)

Yet to commenc e (Appointe d Date to be declared)

10

Chhattisgarh

Development of six lane BasanwahiMarangpuri section of NH 130CD from Km99.500 to km 124.661 of Raipur -Vishakhapatnam economic Corridor in the state of Chhattisgarh on HAM (Pkg-CG-3)

Ch.106+820 to 109+610

0%

(The tunnel Work yet to started)

11

Madhya Pradesh

Indore - Edlabad (Pkg-II) [Tejajinagar to Balwara]

Ch.23+890, 30+660

41%

12

Jammu & Kashmir

Four Laning from Udampur – Chenani &Nashri - Ramban on NH 44 from km 67 to 89 & Km 130 to 151 in the UT of J&K

Ch.Km 136+339

Km 136+506

Construction of four lane

99.5

85

0.59

 

 

twin tube tunnel from Marog to Digdol on NH-44 in the UT

Ch.Km 156+035

0.57

 

 

Construction of four lane twin tube tunnel(2X2-lane configuration) including approaches from Digdol to Khuni Nallah

on NH-44 in the UT of J&K (2 Tunnels)

Ch.Km 158+750

Km 160+360

Km 164+140

10.32

16.51

0

 

 

Construction of Balance Work and Value Addition Works of

Four Laning of part of Ramban to Banihal Section of NH-1A (Now NH-44),From Km 151.000 to 187.000 in

the UT of J&K  on NH 444 (4 Tunnels)

Ch.Km 165+254

Km 165+855

km 155+100

Km 176+330

85

 

 

Construction of tunnel/ viaduct at identified sliding/slip zones in Udhampur Ramban section on NH 44 in the UT of J&K

Ch.Km 147+880

39.62

 

 

Balance works of Ring road Jammu including Tunnels (Twin tube tunnels) on NH- 244A in the UT of J&K

Ch.Km 50+713 & Km 53+535

12.9

13

Himachal Pradesh

4 Laning of Solan- Kaithlighat section of NH-05 from Km. 106.139 to Km.

129.050 in the state of Himachal Pradesh. [1 Tunnel Tube]

Ch.117+390 to 18+057

41.00%

 

 

4 Laning of KiratpurNerchowk section of NH-205 in the State of Himachal Pradesh. [1 Tunnel Single Tube]

Ch.12+732 to 14+568

70.33%

 

 

4 Laning of Ner Chowk Pandoh including Pandoh Bypass section of NH- 21(Package-1 Km 190.000 to Km 221.305) in the state of Himachal Pradesh. [2 Twin Tube Tunnels consisting of 4 tubes]

Ch.196+700 to 198+000

196+700 to 198+000

198+410 to 199+010

198+410 to 199+010

80%

75%

80%

75%

 

 

4 Laning of End of Pandoh bypass to Takoli Section of NH-21 (Km 221.305 to Km

242.000) (Design

Length18.908 Km) on Hybrid

Ch.218+507 to 220+560

218+507 to 220+560

78%

78%

 

 

Annuity Mode in the state of Himachal Pradesh. [2 Nos.

Twin Tube Tunnels and 1 Nos. Single Tube Tunnel]

Ch.221+010 to 221+375

221+010 to 221+375

230+290 to233+140

100%

100%

100%

 

 

4  Laning from Bhangbar (Near Ranital) to Kangra Bypass Section of NH-88 (New NH-303 & 503) up to Intersection with NH-154 on NH-503 & 303 in the State of Himachal Pradesh. [1 Nos.

Twin Tube Tunnel consisting of 2 tubes]

Ch.187+100 to187+730

187+100 to187+730

5.19%

7.53%

 

 

4 Laning of Mo  toSihuni (Km 42.000 to Km 51.000) on

NH- 154 Package-1B in the State of Himachal Pradesh. [2 Twin tube tunnels consisting of 4 tubes]

Ch.41+570 to 42+270

41+570 to 42+270

44+790 to 45+240

44+790 to 45+240

60%

60%

65%

65%

 

 

Four Laning of Shimla bypass on NH 22 in the state of Himachal Pradesh Package 1 (2 Twin Tube Tunnels consisting of 4 tubes)

Ch.129+940 to 130+620

129+940 to 130+620

135+595 to 136+800

135+595to 136+800

49.12%

9.01%

0%

0%

14

Delhi

Construction of DwarkaExpresswayfromShivMurti,NH-8toRoadUnderBridge(RUB)near sector 21 Dwarka (km-0.600tokm5.300)-Package1inthestateofDelhionEPCmode

Ch.1+200to 4+800

99.21%

15

Kerala

KuthiranTunnelin6-laningofVadakkencherytoThrissur (km 240.000 to km270.000)sectionofNH-544

Ch.247.415 to248.408

99.8%

 

This information was given by the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.

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