Sleemanabad Tunnel Project
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Katni (Tunnel site), Madhya Pradesh, India
Source: thehawk.in
The Sleemanabad Tunnel is an 11.952-kilometre-long tunnel designed to carry Narmada water across the Vindhya mountain range to the Son River basin in Madhya Pradesh. It aims to irrigate 2.45 lakh hectares of land across nearly 1,450 villages in six districts, transforming the agricultural economy of the Vindhya and Mahakaushal regions by bringing water to previously arid farmlands. The tunnel is t
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Government, Tunnel, Power Generation (CCGT), Raw Materials
- Location
- Katni (Tunnel site), Madhya Pradesh, India
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- thehawk.in
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Original status | near completion |
Taiyo status | Under Construction |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Sleemanabad Tunnel is an 11.952-kilometre-long tunnel designed to carry Narmada water across the Vindhya mountain range to the Son River basin in Madhya Pradesh. It aims to irrigate 2.45 lakh hectares of land across nearly 1,450 villages in six districts, transforming the agricultural economy of the Vindhya and Mahakaushal regions by bringing water to previously arid farmlands. The tunnel is the longest in India and a remarkable engineering feat, overcoming geological challenges such as hard marble, limestone, dolomite, underground caverns, water ingress, and soil collapses. It uses a gravity-based system to allow water flow without electricity or heavy pumps. |
Original sector | Water Management |
Budget |
Location
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
City | Katni (Tunnel site) |
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Source | thehawk.in |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Government, Tunnel, Power Generation (CCGT), Raw Materials |
Article published date | 2026-07-19 |
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