Pir Panjal Range
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The Pir Panjal Range (Kashmiri pronunciation:
Etymology
The Pir Panjal range is named after the
Peaks of the range
Passes
Haji Pir Pass (altitude 2,637 m (8,652 ft)) on the western Pir Panjal range on the road between
), India left the pass under Pakistani control.The Pir Panjal Pass (also called Peer Ki Gali) connects the Kashmir valley with Rajouri and Poonch via the Mughal Road. It is the highest point of the Mughal Road at 3,490 m (11,450 ft) and lies to the southwest of the Kashmir Valley.[6] The nearest town to the pass in the Kashmir valley is Shopian.
The
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The
Tunnels
Jawahar Tunnel
The Jawahar Tunnel is a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long tunnel through Pir Panjal mountain under the Banihal pass connects Banihal with Qazigund on the other side of the mountain. The Jawahar Tunnel was named after the first Prime Minister of India was constructed in the early 1950s and commissioned in December 1956 to ensure snow-free passage throughout the year. It is at elevation of about 2,100 m (6,900 ft). It was designed for 150 vehicles per day but now used by more than 7,000 vehicles per day.[8] Therefore, a new wider and longer tunnel has been planned at a lower elevation.
Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel
Construction of a new 8.45 km (5.25 mi) long twin-tube Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel started in 2011 and was commissioned in 2021. The new tunnel is at a lower elevation than the existing Jawahar tunnel and has reduced the road distance between Banihal and Qazigund by 16 km (9.9 mi). It is also less prone to snow avalanches as it is at a lower elevation.[9]
Atal Tunnel
The
Banihal Railway Tunnel
The
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Pir Panjal Range | Location, Himalayas, & Tunnel | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Home ministry chalks out plan to settle Kashmiri Pandits".
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- ^ Beacon Light in the Tunnel Archived 1 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Passages of employment to Srinagar's denizens". The Hindu.
- ^ "India's longest railway tunnel unveiled in Jammu & Kashmir". The Times of India. 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
Further reading
- Jreat, Manoj (2004), Tourism in Himachal Pradesh, Indus Publishing, pp. 15–, ISBN 978-81-7387-157-3
- Minhas, Poonam (1998), Traditional Trade & Trading Centres in Himachal Pradesh: With Trade-routes and Trading Communities, Indus Publishing, pp. 28–, ISBN 978-81-7387-080-4