<p>Itanagar: Prime Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a> is scheduled to embark on a day-long visit to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/arunachal-pradesh">Arunachal Pradesh</a> on March 9 to inaugurate several development projects including the Sela Tunnel which will provide all-weather connectivity to Tawang bordering China.</p>.<p>An official on Wednesday said that Modi will dedicate the tunnel to the nation at a function to be held at Baisakhi in West Kameng district.</p>.<p>He will also lay the foundation stone for around 20 development projects, before proceeding to neighbouring Assam, the official said.</p>.<p>The Sela Tunnel, situated at an elevation of 13,000 feet, will provide all-weather connectivity to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. The tunnel is strategically important due to its proximity to the Line of actual control (LAC), an official said.</p>.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates India's first underwater metro line in Kolkata.<p>The tunnel, located near Sela Pass, was required as the Balipara-Charidwar-Tawang Road remains closed for a long period of the year due to snowfall and landslides caused by heavy rainfall.</p>.<p>The tunnel will enhance the Indian army’s capabilities at the LAC by ensuing speedy deployment of troops, weapons and machinery to the forward areas along the Sino-India border.</p>.<p>The foundation of the project was laid by Modi in February 2019, with a cost estimation of Rs 697 crore, but work got delayed due to various reasons, including the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>The project comprises two tunnels. The first is a single-tube tunnel of 980 metres in length, and the second one is 1.5 km long with an escape tube for emergencies.</p>.<p>In 1962, Chinese troops had clashed with Indian forces in the region, and significantly, Tawang town was overrun on October 24 that year.</p>
<p>Itanagar: Prime Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a> is scheduled to embark on a day-long visit to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/arunachal-pradesh">Arunachal Pradesh</a> on March 9 to inaugurate several development projects including the Sela Tunnel which will provide all-weather connectivity to Tawang bordering China.</p>.<p>An official on Wednesday said that Modi will dedicate the tunnel to the nation at a function to be held at Baisakhi in West Kameng district.</p>.<p>He will also lay the foundation stone for around 20 development projects, before proceeding to neighbouring Assam, the official said.</p>.<p>The Sela Tunnel, situated at an elevation of 13,000 feet, will provide all-weather connectivity to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. The tunnel is strategically important due to its proximity to the Line of actual control (LAC), an official said.</p>.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates India's first underwater metro line in Kolkata.<p>The tunnel, located near Sela Pass, was required as the Balipara-Charidwar-Tawang Road remains closed for a long period of the year due to snowfall and landslides caused by heavy rainfall.</p>.<p>The tunnel will enhance the Indian army’s capabilities at the LAC by ensuing speedy deployment of troops, weapons and machinery to the forward areas along the Sino-India border.</p>.<p>The foundation of the project was laid by Modi in February 2019, with a cost estimation of Rs 697 crore, but work got delayed due to various reasons, including the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>The project comprises two tunnels. The first is a single-tube tunnel of 980 metres in length, and the second one is 1.5 km long with an escape tube for emergencies.</p>.<p>In 1962, Chinese troops had clashed with Indian forces in the region, and significantly, Tawang town was overrun on October 24 that year.</p>