Question
Download Solution PDFIn which of the following Himalayan ranges is the Banihal Pass situated?
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Download Solution PDFThe Banihal Pass is situated in Pir Panjal Himalayan Range.
Key Points
- The Pir Panjal Range is a range of Inner Himalayan mountains stretching from east-southeast (ESE) to west-northwest (WNW) through Himachal Pradesh, Indian state, and Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Union Territory.
- Pir Panjal is the greatest range of the Lesser Himalayas.
- The Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, a rail tunnel of 11,215 meters passes through Jammu and Kashmir's Pir Panjal Range.
- The tunnel was opened to regular service on 26 June 2013.
- It is the longest railway tunnel in India and the fourth-longest tunnel in Asia.
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