The lowari tunnel promises road connectivity between this northernmost district of khyber pakhtunkhwa and other parts of the country round the clock and all through the year but it will have deep. Closure of the tunnel at night time is understandable, but hip hops during day time of openingclosing is beyond reason. Chitral is the capital of the chitral district, situated on the chitral river in northern khyber pakhtunkhwa, pakistan. The day was termed a great milestone in the history of chitral as 50 per cent rise was witnessed in tourists visiting the valley as. Impact of lowari tunnel on the socioeconomic lives of the people.
Strict lowari tunnel schedule irks travellers pakistan. The history shows that the lowari tunnel project idea was discussed in the national assembly of pakistan by the member from chitral, jaafar ali shah in. This page was last edited on 11 september 2018, at 20. The national highway authority nha has said that lowari tunnel will remain open for two days a week for traffic. There is a lot of commotion from different quarters including district nazim of chitral and some political workers who are. To provide all weather link access to the people of valley, a project of lowari tunnel. The district would remain cut off from rest of the country during the winter season. To what extent does the lowari tunnel benefit or create. The article says it is a road tunnel, although it has a rail tunnel classification also hugo999 05. Lowari pass is situated in pakistan at height of 3,200 meter above mean sea level msl at the junction of district chitral and dir, that covered with snow for the half of year as depicted from figure 1 that caused termination of access for people of chitral valley with rest of country. Effects of different empirical tunnel design approaches on. Secretary relief rehabilitation and settlement department tariq rashid. My journey from islamabad was by road, through mardan and dir up to the lowari tunnel.
The lowari tunnel being underconstruction since 2005 is being built to bypass. Lowari tunnel to open two days a week newspaper dawn. The tunnel is closed for 12 hours a day without any logical reason and approaching vehicles are made to queue up in long lines and wait outside the tunnel for the opening time. Rpm ratings provided in generator house at each portal. Exmpa demands deployment of chitral scouts at lowari tunnel. The first feasibility of the tunnel was carried out in 1955 while. It is operated by the national highway authority and carries traffic on the n45 national highway, thus bypassing lowari. The tunnel will connect chitral valley and other parts of the country through the 3,110 m lowari pass between dir and mirkhani in chitral. Road condition from dir to chitral chitral forum tripadvisor. The lowari tunnel has set a world record of taking longest time in history to complete 20052017 still not complete. The express tribune in partnership with the international herald tribune is the first pakistani newspaper offering global perspectives and local news with award. This is the sole access to chitral valley and then further leads to afghanistan.
The site, after completion of lowari tunnel, will be accessible around the year through. It will cut the harsh lowari pass crossing from 3 hours to only 15 minutes. The nuisance called lowari tunnel seems to have no end. Lowari tunnel to be opened two days a week pakistan. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Frozen snow on the roof near lowari tunnel,chitral. Lowari top is the only ground link to chitral and its closure leaves chistralis stranded on both sides of the top.
The nha has hung a rather funny banner at the tunnel spelling out the rules for travelers. China and pakistan set their sights on friday on developing a. The idea of having a tunnel in the mountain was first floated by a former member of the national assembly from chitral jaafar ali. Expressing concern over the ordeal of passengers at lowari tunnel, a lawyer and pakistan tehreekiinsaf leader abdul wali khan on saturday asked the authorities to relax the timings to. Call to transport wheat through lowari tunnel pakistan. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. During this season there is not much traffic to create any smoke. You have to wait 2030 mins sometimes 4045 mins at the entrance because they operate one side traffic at. Kashghargwadar road project and lowari tunnel chitraltoday. After multiple delays in development for about four decades, the lowari tunnel has finally been opened. Lowari tunnel is a long cherished dream of people of chitral. The lowari tunnel was the best alternative to the lowari pass. Kashghargwadar road project and lowari tunnel chitraltoday posted on july 6, 20 by khan july 6, 20 beijing, july 5.
When mna is not in the meeting then closure of lowari tunnel is wrong, but when he is invited in the meeting then closure of tunnel is not only ok but necessary. Lowari tunnel was formally opened to traffic on july 20, 2017. It is operated by the national highway authority and carries traffic on the n45 national highway, thus bypassing lowari pass. The project originates from tamalgarha and it ends at lowari tunnel.
A tunnel of same dimensions at ata abad hunza was built from scratch to. Hi, i am basit ali, content creator from a small village of kohat. Notice for prequalification of contractors for construction of the 8. Lowari tunnel a real game changer for chitralis dawn. Cambridge international examinations cambridge ordinary level. Permalink track report for currency converter click here. The chitrali community believes that after competition of the lowari tunnel project, it will lead to regional development and prosperity at large. View attachment 415328 view attachment 415329 which country would mind loans for such development. Lowari tunnel lowari tunnel in winter arsalank2 flickr. Numerical modeling for the engineering analysis of rock mass. For some in chitral valley this tunnel will be of real benefit but for others it will create problems. In winter, flights to chitral, the nearest town, are routinely and consistently cancelled without warning.
Snow and avalanche have been removed from lowari tunnel road in upper dir district, however, the facility is still closed to traffic due to. The longest tunnel is approximately 24 km and will be constructed at the border between. Lowari top is a relatively low pass, by far the lowest pass to enter chitral, the rest all being 12,000 to 15,000 feet. The former mpa also said that the national highway authority nha should open the tunnel. The lowari tunnel promises road connectivity between this northernmost district of khyber pakhtunkhwa and other parts of the country round the clock and all through the year but it will. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just added archive links to one external link on lowari tunnel. The contractor shall notify all subcontractors of the provisions of the. The kalash live in three valleys bumboret, birir and rumbur by the afghan border in the province of khyber pakhtunkhwa. Nha hangs a funny banner regarding lowari tunnel rules. The officebearers of the chamber of commerce and industry chitral chapter on monday urged the authorities to give special permission for transportation of wheat through lowari tunnel.
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