Country’s First Underwater Road-cum-Rail Tunnel under Brahmaputra River:
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved India’s first underwater road-cum-rail tunnel under the Brahmaputra River in Assam at a cost of ₹18,662 crore.A 33.7 km four-lane access-controlled Greenfield connectivity project, including a 15.79 km twin-tube underwater tunnel beneath the Brahmaputra River in Assam.It will connect Gohpur (NH-15) and Numaligarh (NH-715), reducing distance from 240 km to 34 km.The Brahmaputra River is one of the largest rivers of Central and South Asia and ranks among the world’s top rivers in terms of average discharge.
