Guwahati, February 14 – The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of India’s first twin-tube underwater rail-cum-road tunnel beneath the Brahmaputra River in Assam, at a total capital cost of ₹18,662 crore. Reacting to this...
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New Delhi, February 14 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of India's first 34-km-long twin-tube underwater road-cum-rail tunnel between Gohpur and Numaligarh in Assam at a total capital cost of Rs 18,662 crore...
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