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Rishikesh-Karnaprayag Rail Project RCC Tunnel Lining

Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Source: The Week

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Under Construction

Construction of 504.2 metres of reinforced cement concrete (RCC) tunnel lining in an escape tunnel of the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag Rail Project, a strategic rail corridor connecting the Himalayan foothills to the Char Dham pilgrimage route. The work was completed in a month, marking the highest known monthly progress globally for RCC tunnel lining using a single gantry system.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Mass Transit, Road, Rail, Tunnel, Cement
Location
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Week

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The project “Rishikesh-Karnaprayag Rail Project RCC Tunnel Lining” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Week.

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2026-07-22

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Construction of 504.2 metres of reinforced cement concrete (RCC) tunnel lining in an escape tunnel of the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag Rail Project, a strategic rail corridor connecting the Himalayan foothills to the Char Dham pilgrimage route. The work was completed in a month, marking the highest known monthly progress globally for RCC tunnel lining using a single gantry system.

Original sector

Transportation

Location

Country

India

State

Uttarakhand

City

Rishikesh

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The Week

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Sector

Mass Transit, Road, Rail, Tunnel, Cement

Article published date

2025-09-16

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