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Kuthiran road tunnel

August 4, 2021
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In news – Recently, one side of Kuthiran Tunnel in Kerala has been opened on one end. The move will help improve connectivity between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

About the tunnel

  • The Kuthiran Tunnel is the first road tunnel in Kerala. 
  • It is a twin-tube tunnel, with three lanes in each tube, located at Kuthiran in Thrissur district of Kerala.
  •  It is located on National Highway 544, owned and operated by National Highways Authority of India. 
  • The objective of this road tunnel is to improve connectivity between important ports and towns while protecting wildlife.
  •  It is South India’s Longest 6-lane road tunnel
  • The tunnel is 1.6 km long and runs through the Peechi-Vazhani wildlife sanctuary.
  • The road will improve connectivity to important ports and towns in North-South Corridor without endangering wildlife.
  • The construction of two tunnels – each 964 metre long – at Kuthiran was to reduce the acute traffic block on this NH stretch.
  • Kuthiran is a mountainous terrain on the Mannuthy-Wadakkanchery stretch of the Thrissur-Palakkad highway and is accident prone.
  • Though the Mannuthy-Wadakkanchery six-lane work started in 2010, the tunnel work started only in 2016.

Peechi-Vazhani wildlife sanctuary

  • Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Peechi, Thrissur District of Kerala.
  • The sanctuary was established in 1958.
  • It is part of the Palapilii-Nelliyampathy forests and forms the northern boundary of the Chimmini Wildlife Sanctuary. 
  • It is the second oldest sanctuary in Kerala.
  • There are numerous streams, flowing over the entire PA, which join the three main rivers Kurumali, Manali, and Wadakkanchery.
  • It is situated in the catchment area of the Peechi and Vazhani Dams.
  • Its forest Types include Tropical Ever green Forests, Tropical Semi-evergreen forests, Moist Deciduous forests etc.
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