The foundation
stone was laid for Four laning of Qazigund to Banihal section of National
Highway (NH) - 44 (earlier known as NH-1A) from 189.350 Km to 204.700 Km
including 2-tunnels of 8.45 Km and 0.69 Km length in the state of Jammu &
Kashmir by the Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Dr. C.P. Joshi
at Qazigund, District-Anantnag, J&K yesterday. The Chief Minister of Jammu
& Kashmir Shri Omar Abdullah, the Union Minister for New Renewable Energy
Dr. Farooq Abdullah and the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri
Ghulam Nabi Azad were present on the occasion.
Entire mountainous stretch of NH-1A from km 189.350 to 220.00 km is
geo-dynamically active which results in frequent slope failure, rock falls, and
avalanche. On an average road remains closed for over 40 days in a year with
continuous maintenance. To make the road all weather, the tunnel have been
proposed which will reduce the distance between Banihal and Srinagar by about
16 kms thus giving a saving of about 27 crores per year on vehicle operation
cost for present day truck traffic only. Besides this travel time will also be
reduced by about 2 hours. Besides this the road on northern slopes after km
189.00 is having blind curves, steep gradient and restriction of load of 8
tonne only. The proposed new highway has been designed with 2-lane tunnels to
avoid steep gradients, blind curves so as to remain operational through out the
year.
All weather flow will be maintained between Jammu
and Srinagar as
the new proposed alignment is well below the snowline and will avoid the
landslips area and Snow Avalanches Zones. Increased Road Safety with the
construction of New Alignment as per latest specifications and standards. The
existing alignment will be bypassed which has poor road geometrics and like
sharp curves, Land slip area and Snow Avalanches Zone. The distance between Jammu and Srinagar
will be reduced by approx 50 Kms and the travel time will be reduced to 5-6
hours from 8-10 hours. The circuitous routes and ascending and descending will
be eliminated.
The travel speed will increase from 30-50 km/hr to 70 km/hr which will
result in reduction of accident and vehicle operating cost. The safe and faster
travel will lead to increase in tourist inflow and saving in economic cost of
states.The capital expenditure of approx Rs. 10000 crores will lead to increase
in employment in State of J&K. The period of construction has been proposed
as 5 years.
Project Brief Quazigund- Banihal
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S. No.
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Section
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Particulars
|
|
1
|
Chainage (km)
|
Km 189.350 to Km 204.700, including 2- tunnels (2-lane)
of 0.6Km & Km 8.45 Km length
|
|
2
|
National Highway
|
1-A
|
|
3
|
Length
(Km)
|
15.25
|
|
4
|
Present
Traffic (PCU)
|
12547 PCU
|
|
5
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Target
Traffic (2021)
|
30482 PCUs
|
|
6
|
Civil Construction Cost
|
Rs. 1445 Crores @ Rs. 94.75 Crores per km
|
|
|
Civil construction Cost escalated @ 10% for 1
year.
|
Rs. 1590 Crores
|
|
7
|
Total
Project Cost (TPC)
|
Rs. 1987 Crores @ Rs. 130.30 Crores per km
|
|
8
|
Construction
Period
|
1825 days
|
|
9
|
Concession Period
|
20 Years including construction period
|
|
10
|
Quoted Annuity amount
|
Rs. 245 crores (Semi Annual)
|
|
11
|
Capacity Augmentation
|
No
|
|
12
|
ROBs
|
9 1 Nos.
|
|
13
|
Major Bridges/ Minor
Bridges
|
3 nos/ 6 nos
|
|
14
|
Grade Separater/Flyovers
|
Nil.
|
|
15
|
Toll Plaza
|
2 nos at both end of tunnel
|
|
16
|
Tunnels
|
2No. of 0.69 Km & Km 8.45 Km length (Total
length 9.14 km) civil cost of tunnel Rs 1242.51 cr. i.e. 86% of Civil
construction cost.
|
|
17
|
Major Road Junctions
|
Nil
|
|
18
|
Culverts
|
12 nos
|
|
19
|
Wayside Aminities
|
Nil
|
|
20
|
Length of Service Road
|
400 m
|
|
21
|
Bypasses
|
Nil
|
|
22
|
Underpasses
|
Nil
|
|
23
|
Truck
Parking/laybyes
|
2 nos
|
|
24
|
Bus
Bays
|
2 No
|
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