Tunnel Survey Engineering and Deformation Survey in T-12 & T-13 Tunnels

DDC AND PMC for Construction of Tunnel, Bridge and Formation Works from chainage 83+873 To 100+339 under Package-7A & 7B in connection with New Single Line Broad Gauge Rail Link between Rishikesh and Karanprayag (125km) in the State of Uttarakhand, India.

The construction work under Contract Package-7 of the RVNL (Rail Vikas Nigam Limited) project is being executed by Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Ltd. (MEIL) and the joint venture of Max Infra (India) Ltd. & HES Infra Pvt. Ltd. The project is being supervised by AECOM India Pvt. Ltd.

This package involves the construction of Main tunnels, Escape tunnel, Adit tunnel, Station, Bridges and Formation works for tunnels T-12 and T-13, spanning from Dungaripanth to Sumerpur via Rudraprayag. The extended alignment of the project aims to provide the shortest possible rail link between Dungaripanth and Sumerpur.

Tunnels T-12 and T-13 form an integral part of the 125 km long new Broad Gauge (BG) railway line between Rishikesh and Karanprayag in the state of Uttarakhand, India. These works fall under Contract Packages 7A and 7B, covering the construction of tunnels, bridges, and formation works from km 83+873 to 101+339.

This new railway line is a strategically important infrastructure project being implemented by the Ministry of Railways, Government of India. Its primary objectives include:

The entire alignment of the railway line lies within the Garhwal Himalayan range, making the project both technically challenging and of high national importance due to its strategic, social, and economic implications.