Igatpuri (nashik): in front of the day of engineers, on Tuesday, the workforce of 1,500 workers, led by more than 150 engineers, adding other feathers in the Maharashtra lid by completing the limited connectivity-to-end connectivity in India and the fourth Kasara Ghat nearby Igatpuri in Nashik Highway in a two-year record.
During the day of the twin tunnel 8km, 17.5m-wide, will help accelerate the resolution of the Super 700km Communication Mumbai-Nagpur which aims to reduce travel time between two cities to 8-9 hours from 14-15.
Even the fastest train on the route takes 11 hours.
After operating, the 2.745-Crore RS Twin-Tunnel project called Package 14 which connects Tarang Village on Nashik district and Vashala Village in the Thane District – will cut the trip time through Kasara Ghat for five minutes from 30-35 minutes.
“Never in history, an extensive tunnel with a length of 8km has been completed in two years,” said MSRDC Joint MD and secretary of PWD Anil Kumar Gaikwad.
Balance works include laying roads and mechanical works, electricity and plumbing.
Driving speed designed from the tunnel is 120 km / hour and includes a 160m gradient from near the top of the hill close to the igatpuri to downhills near Vashala through Valley, said SG Parettar, Director and Head of the Business Unit (Hydro & Underground) for Infrastructure AFCONS, which rot.
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