{"id":12644,"date":"2026-10-02T15:17:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/?p=12644"},"modified":"2026-10-02T15:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:17:26","slug":"successful-breakthrough-of-tunnel-no-41-41a-achieved-in-kottavalasa-koraput-doubling-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/?p=12644","title":{"rendered":"Successful Breakthrough of Tunnel No. 41-41A Achieved in Kottavalasa\u2013Koraput Doubling Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">Bhubaneswar, 2 October 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">A significant milestone has been achieved in the Kottavalasa\u2013Koraput Doubling Project with the successful breakthrough of Tunnel No. 41-41A, located between Borra Guhalu and Karakavalasa stations in the Rayagada Division of East Coast Railway. The breakthrough was achieved on 1 October 2026 with 100% accuracy in alignment, marking an important step forward in the ongoing doubling project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-2.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The tunnel, having a total length of 829 metres, has been constructed in a horseshoe shape along an alignment extending up to an 8 degree curve. The breakthrough was achieved in the Borra Guhalu\u2013Karakavalasa block section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The successful breakthrough of Tunnel No. 41-41A reflects the precision and engineering expertise involved in executing major railway infrastructure works in challenging terrain. The achievement also marks another important advancement towards completion of the Kottavalasa\u2013Koraput Doubling Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The completion of this tunnel breakthrough will contribute towards the progressive development of the doubling project and strengthen rail infrastructure in the Kottavalasa\u2013Koraput section. On completion, the doubling project will enhance line capacity, improve operational efficiency and facilitate smoother movement of freight and passenger trains in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhubaneswar, 2 October 2026 A significant milestone has been achieved in the Kottavalasa\u2013Koraput Doubling Project with the successful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-5"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34.jpeg",1600,739,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-300x139.jpeg",300,139,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-768x355.jpeg",640,296,true],"large":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-1024x473.jpeg",640,296,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-1536x709.jpeg",1536,709,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34.jpeg",1600,739,false],"reviewnews-large":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-825x575.jpeg",825,575,true],"reviewnews-medium":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-02-at-20.00.34-590x410.jpeg",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"info":["Pramad News Papaer"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/pramad.in\/?cat=5\" rel=\"category\">\u0b30\u0b3e\u0b1c\u0b4d\u0b5f<\/a>","tag_info":"\u0b30\u0b3e\u0b1c\u0b4d\u0b5f","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12644"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12645,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12644\/revisions\/12645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}