Newsdesk:
The construction activities have started in portal 1 of tunnel number 7 of the Dimapur - Kohima new rail line project located in Tsiepama village of Medziphema circle of Dimapur district in Nagaland.
According to Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), this tunnel measuring 6,610 metre would be the longest tunnel in the Dimapur - Kohima new rail line project.
A 12-km approach road was constructed through the hills to reach portal 1 of the tunnel located between Pherima and Piphema railway stations of this project.
The 82.50-km (2.75 km in Assam and 79.75 Km in Nagaland) Dimapur-Kohima new railway line project, which begins from Dhansiri station in Assam to Zubza adjacent to Kohima, is being constructed at an anticipated cost of Rs 6,663 crore.
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