Nagdhunga Tunnel Passage Achieves Breakthrough Today

The breakthrough of the Nagdhunga Tunnel Passage has been made today. The Nagdhunga Tunnel Passage is considered as a significant project to take Nepal towards an era of tunnel roads.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' today switched on the electric control for the breakthrough of tunnel from both the Dhading and Kathmandu sides. The tunnel connects Sisnekhola of Dhading to Totipakha of Chandragiri municipality-1 in Kathmandu.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said the construction of tunnel passages has a significant role in the enhancement of road connectivity.

This kind of road connectivity will play a crucial role in meeting the national goals for promoting interconnectivity for a convenient and affordable travel, for promoting geographical and democratic closeness, and for maintaining provincial balance in terms of development, according to the Prime Minister.

As he said, the government will pursue a policy of prioritising the construction of tunnel passages, flyovers, and underpasses along the national highways to establish advanced road connectivity.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Raghubir Mahaseth and other government senior officials were present on the occasion.

Likewise, federal lawmakers and Province Assembly members were there to witness the breakthrough ceremony.

According to the Project, the tunnel road will come into regular operation for traffic after a year. Its total length is 2,688 metres. The breakthrough in the evacuation tunnel was undertaken last Saun (July-August, 2023).

However, it will take some time to fix lights, and oxygen pipes and upgrade the road inside the tunnel, it is said. The total cost of the Project is around Rs 22 billion.

It is being developed by the Japanese company Hazma Ando Corporation.