Low Visibility, Smoke inside Chenani-Nashri tunnel pose risk to commuters

Low visibility, dust and suffocation inside the 9.2-km Chenani-Nashri tunnel are posing a serious threat to people’s lives. Besides, a few accidents have also occurred in the past inside the tunnel. Commuters complain of dust and suffocation inside the South East Asia’s longest tunnel, as the tall claims by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on ensuring a proper ventilation system inside the tunnel have fallen apart. The engineering marvel, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 2 last year, has bypassed the 42-km of the…

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