{"id":31262,"date":"2026-09-26T02:20:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T02:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=31262"},"modified":"2026-09-26T02:20:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T02:20:43","slug":"peer-ki-gali-sadhna-tunnel-alignments-under-finalisation-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/09\/26\/peer-ki-gali-sadhna-tunnel-alignments-under-finalisation-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer Ki Gali, Sadhna tunnel alignments under finalisation: Govt"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Singphora-Vailoo tunnel project at bidding stage, completion period 60 months\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Srinagar, Sep 25 (KNO): <\/strong>The Jammu and Kashmir government has said that the alignment finalisation of the proposed Peer Ki Gali and Sadhna tunnels is underway, while the Singphora-Vailoo tunnel project is presently at the bidding stage.<\/p>\n

The government stated this in response to an un-starred question raised by MLA Irfan Hafiz Lone regarding the construction of tunnels and the steps being taken for timely execution of the proposed projects.<\/p>\n

In its reply, the Public Works (R&B) Department said the Peer Ki Gali tunnel on the Mughal Road, having an approximate length of 8.51 km, is being executed by Project BEACON.<\/p>\n

The department said alignment finalisation is under progress and compliance with observations raised by the Additional Director General (Tunnel), MoRTH, during a site visit held between June 17 and June 19, 2026, was furnished to MoRTH on September 9, 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cApproval awaited. DPR will be prepared after approval of the alignment. Actual timeline shall be decided after approval of DPR from MoRTH,\u201d the government said.<\/p>\n

Regarding the Sadhna Tunnel on the Kupwara-Karnah road, having an approximate length of 7.82 km, the government said the project is also being executed by Project BEACON and alignment finalisation is under progress.<\/p>\n

It said compliance with observations raised by the ADG (Tunnel), MoRTH, during a site visit held between June 17 and June 19, 2026, was furnished to MoRTH on September 9, 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cApproval awaited. DPR will be prepared after approval of the alignment. Actual timeline shall be decided after approval of DPR from MoRTH,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n

On the Singphora-Vailoo tunnel, approximately 10 km in length, the government said the project is presently at the bidding stage and has a stipulated completion period of 60 months from the appointed date.<\/p>\n

Regarding the status of proposals for construction of the Baba Reshi-Gulmarg Road, Hajibal-Gratbal-Daji-Baba Reshi Road, Cherry Valley Road and Dandmuh-Satrissan Road, the government provided separate updates.<\/p>\n

It said the DPR for the Baba Reshi-Gulmarg Road, from Chontwari via Baba Reshi to Gulmarg, amounting to Rs 4,034.25 lakh, has been prepared in compliance with the verbal directions of the Chief Minister during a review of District Baramulla on October 14, 2025.<\/p>\n

The proposed alignment passes through dense forest areas and requires forest clearance as well as assured funding, it said.<\/p>\n

The Hajibal-Gratbal-Daji-Baba Reshi road has been macadamised during the current financial year under the Cities & Towns Programme, while the DPR for the Cherry Valley Road will be prepared only after assured funding and forest clearance are available.<\/p>\n

On the Dandmuh-Satrissan Road, the government said the project, namely the Kalantra-Dandmoh Satrissan Nagbal road, has a length of 10 km and an estimated cost of Rs 15 crore.<\/p>\n

It said the project stands prioritised under CRIF 2026-27 and has been forwarded to the Government of India for approval, with sanction still awaited.<\/p>\n

Regarding the present status of the Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency (JKERA), the government said the agency is presently undertaking financial closure of the World Bank-funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP), which was physically completed on August 31, 2026.<\/p>\n

The financial closure process is scheduled to continue up to December 31, 2026, it said, adding that a detailed status of JKERA, including externally aided projects, ongoing sub-projects and available human resources\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2018Singphora-Vailoo tunnel project at bidding stage, completion period 60 months\u2019 Srinagar, Sep 25 (KNO): The Jammu and Kashmir government has said that the alignment finalisation of the proposed Peer Ki Gali and Sadhna tunnels is underway, while the Singphora-Vailoo tunnel project is presently at the bidding stage. The government stated this in response to an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31262"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31264,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31262\/revisions\/31264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}