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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 86759, member: 27"]
An 18,662 crore green light just set up India’s first underwater rail-cum-road tunnel, slashing a six-hour grind in Assam down to a blink.

Brahmaputra tunnel approval
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[*]The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs cleared the twin-tube project.
[*]Narendra Modi chaired the panel backing the 18,662 crore build.
[*]Himanta Biswa Sarma called it a historic win for Assam.
[*]Nitin Gadkari was thanked for pushing the plan ahead.
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Gohpur to Numaligarh corridor
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[*]A 33.7 km four-lane stretch links Gohpur and Numaligarh.
[*]The 15.79 km section runs beneath the Brahmaputra River.
[*]Sarma said the idea was first floated in 2021.
[*]Assam gains its first underwater rail crossing.
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Travel time and distance cut
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[*]The distance between Numaligarh and Gohpur drops to 34 km.
[*]The current 240 km detour gets wiped out.
[*]Six-hour travel shrinks to roughly 20 minutes.
[*]Freight movement should become faster and cheaper.
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Northeast connectivity push
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[*]Northern and southern Assam get tighter links.
[*]Trade and tourism are expected to pick up pace.
[*]The project strengthens integration with the rest of India.
[*]Sarma framed it as fuel for faster regional growth.
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