Khurda Road-Balangir New Line Project: Tunnel breakthrough complete on key Odisha rail link, ET Infra
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The breakthrough of all seven tunnels along the 75-km stretch between Daspalla and Purunakatak of the Khurda Road-Balangir new line project has been completed. East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources said tunnel number 2 - measuring 1,775 metres with a 2-degree curve - is the second longest among the project's tunnels and was constructed using the advanced New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM). The final breakthrough of the tunnel was completed on May 30."Constructing the tunnels in the hilly terrains amid several challenges is an achievement," said ECoR in a statement.ECoR data revelaed that the total tunnel length of this new line project is 12.76 km. Nayagarh district has three tunnels while Boudh district has four tunnels.
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