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Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixvwLpO_pk4uVOkkkqP3Mw/join The Silkyara Bendno–Barkot tunnel was being constructed by contentious Navayuga Engineering Construction Limited (NECL) under National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) as part of the Char Dhamproject, intended to connect important Hindu pilgrim sites in Uttarakhand, North India, with two-lane, all-weather paved roads. The tunnel was located on the Yamunotri end of National Highway 134, which is planned to connect Dharasu on the south end to Yamunotri on the north end. The tunnel is planned to be 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) long[13] and will shorten the route by about 20 kilometres (12 mi). The initial tender for the development project did not anticipate t