SELA TUNNEL

About: 

• Location: The proposed all-weather tunnel will be constructed under Se La, the critical high-altitude mountain pass which connects Tawang to the rest of Arunachal Pradesh and the Indian mainland. 
  
  
• Key highlights: The Project covers a total distance of 12.04 kms which consist of two tunnels of 1790 and 475 meters. Once completed this would result in – 
  • ​All weather connectivity to Tawang and forward areas. 
    
    
  • Reduction in more than one hour of travelling time from Tezpur to Tawang. 
    
    
  • ​Travellers would be able to avoid the dangerous snow covered Sela top at a height of 13,700 feet.​ 
    
    
  
  
  
• Executed by: Border Roads Organisation (BRO). 
  
  
• Project Duration: Three years. 
  
  
• Comment: All weather connectivity to Tawang would be a game changer for the local population ahead of Sela apart from allowing faster troop mobility along the border to impart a much-needed strategic thrust to Indian military forces against China.