Brahmaputra Tunnel to Enhance Troop Mobility to LAC.

The Indian government has approved the construction of a 35km-long tunnel under the Brahmaputra river to transport soldiers to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China and to bring about rapid development of the area with minimal disturbance to the environment. The tunnel will reduce the distance between Gohpur and Numaligarh to 33km and the time to half an hour. The project will also provide relief to the existing traffic on NH-37 and enhance national security by allowing defence personnel to be transported through the tunnel to Arunachal Pradesh, bordering China.