EOI, GUWAHATI, MAY 9, 2024 : In a major
milestone in the form of tunnel No. T-04/P2
(3948 meters long) to the Adit of the Sivok
– Rangpo Rail Project (SRRP), located in
Darjeeling district of West Bengal,
achieved a breakthrough on Wednesday.
activities have been successfully
accomplished in all the Adit tunnels of this
project.
is 3948 meters, along with an Evacuation
Tunnel of length 599 meters situated near
the Hanuman Jhora in Darjeeling district,
according to an N R Railway communique.
vulnerable and challenging geological and
seismic conditions of the Younger
Himalayas.
SRRP, to counter vulnerability of the
ground mass, latest and most sophisticated
tunneling technology, i.e., New Austrian
Tunneling Method (NATM) has been used
here.
The Sivok – Rangpo new rail link project
connecting Sivok (West Bengal) and Rangpo
(Sikkim) is about 45 kms long and is
characterized by 14 tunnels, 13 major
bridges, nine minor bridges
and five stations.
The length of the longest
tunnel (T-10) is 5.3 km and
length of longest bridge (Br-
17) is 425 meters. About 38.65
kms of the entire project
alignment is passing through
tunnels. Ninety-three per
cent of the tunneling work
has already been completed.
At present final lining
has been completed in tunnel
T-14 & T-09 and is under
progress in tunnel T-02, T-03,
T-05, T-06, T-07, T-10, T-11 and T-12. Total
13.13 km lining has been completed till date.
Work in all sections is being carried out
round the clock 24×7. This is one of the most
prestigious ongoing national projects in
India and on completion of this project, first
time the state of Sikkim will be connected
via railways.
This rail network on its
completion is aimed to provide alternate and
stable connectivity to the state of Sikkim. At
present all the activities related to
construction of tunnels, bridges and station
yards are going on a war footing for early
completion of the project.