NHAI to undertake safety audit of all 29 under construction tunnels across the country
The safety audits and review of quality standards of all tunnels have become important due to the collapse of Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand where 41 workers are trapped and rescue operations are underway to pull out the workers safely out of the tunnel.
New Delhi | 24 Nov 2023 | The Rental Time Staff
To ensure safety and adherence to the highest quality standards during construction, NHAI will undertake safety audit of all 29 under construction tunnels across the country. NHAI officials along with a team of experts from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as well as other tunnel experts will inspect the ongoing tunnel projects and will submit a report within seven days. With a total length of around 79 km, the 29 under-construction tunnels are spread over different locations across the country with 12 tunnels in Himachal Pradesh, 06 in Jammu and Kashmir, 02 each in Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and one each in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Delhi respectively.
The safety audits and review of quality standards of all tunnels have become important due to the collapse of Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand where 41 workers are trapped and rescue operations are underway to pull out the workers safely out of the tunnel.
NHAI has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL). Under this agreement, KRCL will provide services for NHAI projects to review design, drawing and safety aspects related to tunnel construction and slope stabilization, and will organize training programs for capacity building of NHAI officials. This agreement will remain in effect for a period of two years.
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