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Road-rail tunnel under the Brahmaputra approved

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Road-rail tunnel under the Brahmaputra approved (GS3 · Infrastructure, 14 February 2026)

What happened

  • CCEA approved a Gohpur-Numaligarh greenfield link with a 15.79 km road-cum-rail twin-tube tunnel under the Brahmaputra, at ₹18,662 crore [PIB].

Background

  • Today the route between Numaligarh and Gohpur is 240 km [PIB].

Why it matters

  • A tunnel avoids the river’s shifting channels that make bridges costly.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways; investment models

  1. As per PIB (2026-02-14): CCEA approved a Gohpur-Numaligarh greenfield link with a 15.79 km road-cum-rail twin-tube tunnel under the Brahmaputra, at ₹18,662 crore.
  2. A tunnel avoids the river's shifting channels that make bridges costly.
Quotable data point

CCEA approved a Gohpur-Numaligarh greenfield link with a 15.79 km road-cum-rail twin-tube tunnel under the Brahmaputra, at ₹18,662 crore.

PIB: Brahmaputra tunnel, 14 Feb 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: river tunnel.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

The Brahmaputra tunnel connects Gohpur with

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerInfrastructure in India: Importance, Financing, PPP Models, National Infrastructure Pipeline and PM Gati Shakti (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: Brahmaputra tunnel, 14 Feb 2026

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