Project Summary:
Rishikesh – Karnaprayag Railway Line project is a 125.20 km single-track railway line under construction in Uttarakhand with 12 stations by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) and multiple contractors. The project is estimated to cost Rs. 16,200 crores, and it aims to reduce the travel time between Rishikesh and Karnaprayag from 7 hours to just over 2 hours. Along its route, 105.47 km (84.24%) of it will consist of 35 bridges and 17 tunnels including a 15.1 km tunnel, one of the longest in the country, between Devprayag and Lachmoli. When it gets ready, it will help improve connectivity to the Char Dham shrines of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath in the Garhwal region of the Himalayas.
Clients:
- Pkg.1 - Max Infra (I) Ltd.
- Pkg.2 - Larsen & Toubro
- Pkg.3 - Navayuga Engineering
- Pkg.5 - Navayuga Engineering
- Pkg.7A - Max Infra (I) Ltd.
- Pkg.8 – Megha Engineering
Scope of Work:
Supply, Installation, Monitoring and Data Analysis of Geotechnical Instruments of Rishikesh Karnaprayag Railway Line Project of RVNL in Uttarakhand.
Instruments Used:
Instrumentation plan includes Inclinometers, Piezometers, Crack Meters, Strain Gages, Pressure Cells, Load Cells, Borehole Extensometer, Seepage Measurement, Automatic Weather Station, Portable Readout Unit.