The Jawahar Tunnel or Banihal Tunnel is located in Jammu and Kashmir below the Banihal Pass in the Pir Panjal mountain range in the lower Himalayas. The 2.85 kilometers tunnel was constructed between 1954 and 1956 and has been operational since December 22, 1956. It is situated on what was formerly National Highway 1A, now renumbered as NH 44.
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