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In pics: Chenani-Nashri, India's longest tunnel, launched by Modi on Sunday

The tunnel will bypass Patnitop, Kud, and Batote and will reduce traffic jams on NH 44 in winter

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BS Web Team | Agencies New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated Asia's longest bi-directional road tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway to the nation. The Chenani-Nashri tunnel will cut down travel time between Jammu and Srinagar by two hours.

Modi was accompanied by Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari and Minister of State for PMO and MP from Kathua-Udhampur constituency, Jitendra Singh.

The Rs 2,519-crore all-weather tunnel is equipped with world-class safety features and has been built in a record four years on the hilly terrain of Jammu and Kashmir, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari had said earlier.

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