CM Rawat inaugurates Engineer M. Vishweshvaraya Tunnel!
Chief Minister Mr. Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the two-lane Engineer M. Vishweshvaraya Tunnel near Maa Daat Kali temple in Dehradun (National Highway Number 72 A) on Saturday. Bharat Ratna Engineer M. Vishweshvaraya Tunnel length is 340-meter (With 5 meter portal on both sides), height is 5.50 meter, carriage and width is 7.50 meter and footpath of tunnel on both sides is 1.5 meter wide. The transit route towards Tunnel from Dehradun is 255 meters and towards Saharanpur it is 205 meters. The construction work of the tunnel has been completed eight months before the scheduled time. Rs 9 crores were saved in tunnel construction cost. The approved cost of tunnel construction was Rs. 71.93 crore and the original contract was Rs. 56.01 crore.
On this occasion, Chief Minister said that Bharat Ratna Engineer M. Vishweshvaraya Tunnel is dedicated to our talented and hardworking engineers. He said that executing agency deserves appreciation for completing the tunnel work eight months prior to the deadline and saving Rs 9 crores from the tunnel construction cost. Chief Minister said that soon, work to showcase culture of Devbhoomi Uttarakhand and beautification at the entrance of the tunnels will be started. These will be developed as selfie points for tourists. He also talked about the renovation of old Tunnel of Datt Kali Temple. Chief Minister said that the government has reduced the price of diesel by Rs. 5 per litre. Chief Minister said that 40 crore litre of petrol and 90 crore litre of diesel, totaling to 130 crore litre of petrol-diesel is consumed annually in the state. Chief Minister said that the decision taken in public interest will have a burden of Rs. 325 crore on the state.
On this occasion, MLA Mr. Vinod Chamoli, Mr. Bharat Singh Chaudhary, Additional Chief Secretary Mr. Om Prakash, Chief Engineer Mr. Hari Om Sharma, Principal Engineer Mr. R.C. Purohit, State General Secretary of BJP Mr. Naresh Bansal, Mr. Mahesh Pandey etc. were present
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