Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 440 metre-long tunnel in Chamba under Chardham Project

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the 440 metre-long tunnel, constructed below the busy town of Chamba, on Rishikesh-Dharasu road Highway(NH 94) as part of the Chardham Connectivity Project.
The tunnel has been developed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
It will significantly reduce the time taken by travellers on the Rishikesh-Dharasu and Gangotri stretch of the Chardham Highway and also avoid congestion in the city of Chamba and open up avenues of socio-economic development in the region.
The Rs 12,000 crore Chardham Project includes construction of National Highway with approximate length of 889 Km, to connect Gangotri, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Badrinath.
Of this BRO is constructing 250 Km of National Highways leading to holy shrine Gangotri and Badrinath.