ITANAGAR, Arunachal Pradesh: Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, inaugurated the strategically significant Sela Tunnel, world’s twin-lane tunnel at an altitude above 13,000 feet in Arunachal Pradesh which will ensure better movement of troops along the frontier region.
Built at the cost of ₹825 crore, it is constructed on the road connecting Tezpur in Assam to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. The foundation stone for the tunnel, was laid by Modi in 2019 in Arunachal’s West Kameng district.
Following the tunnel’s inauguration, PM Modi, in a speech, said, “You must have heard of ‘Modi Ki Guarantee’. You will understand its significance once you visit Arunachal. The entire Northeast bears witness to this. I laid the foundation of the Sela Tunnel here in 2019, and today it has been inaugurated.”