--- title: "In the Union Budget 2018, the Union government has announced to build a tunnel through the Sela Pass. The Sela pass is located in which state?" description: "In the Union Budget 2018, the Union government has announced to build a tunnel through the Sela Pass. The Sela pass is located in which state?" author: "Reyansh Singh" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39365/in-the-union-budget-2018-the-union-government-has-announced-to-build-a-tunnel-through-the-sela-pass-the-sela-pass-is-located-in-which-state category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # In the Union Budget 2018, the Union government has announced to build a tunnel through the Sela Pass. The Sela pass is located in which state? In the [Union](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1510/union-example-in-sql-server) [Budget](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/167458/5-business-innovations-on-a-budget) 2018, the Union [government](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1911/upi-transaction-would-cost-zero-service-charges-clarifies-government) has announced to build a tunnel through the Sela Pass. The Sela pass is [located in which state](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34728/the-chandrapur-super-thermal-power-station-cstps-is-located-in-which-state)?\ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![In the Union Budget 2018, the Union government has announced to build a tunnel through the Sela Pass. The Sela pass is located in which state?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/8b8043c2-928d-4421-8ece-fc20989ca2c0/images/c4fc5367-b73f-400e-8265-cf7f212cb000.png) **Sela Pass** which is called as **Se La** is located on the border between the **Tawang** and **West Kameng** districts. This high altitude mountain pass is located in the **Indian** state of **Arunachal Pradesh**. Sela Pass has an elevation of **4170 m (13,700 ft)** and it connects the **Tibetan Buddhist town** of **Tawang** to **Dirang** and **Guwahati**. ![In the Union Budget 2018, the Union government has announced to build a tunnel through the Sela Pass. The Sela pass is located in which state?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/8b8043c2-928d-4421-8ece-fc20989ca2c0/images/6382e017-089f-443a-8b7f-d39613f04fae.jpeg) **Arun Jaitley** the **Finance Minister of India** announced that the **Union Government** will be building a **tunnel** through the Sela Pass. The **purpose** of building the tunnel is to ensure **faster movement** of **ammunition** and **troops** in **Tawang**. The union government is developing this tunnel to secure the **defence** of the country. ![In the Union Budget 2018, the Union government has announced to build a tunnel through the Sela Pass. The Sela pass is located in which state?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/8b8043c2-928d-4421-8ece-fc20989ca2c0/images/633704b1-2b1a-464f-bb5f-6dd806af49b3.jpeg) Arunachal Pradesh is the **northeastern** state of India. Established on **20th February 1987** Arunachal Pradesh shares its borders with the Indian states of **Assam** and **Nagaland** in the **south**. Arunachal Pradesh shares its **international borders** with **Myanmar** to the **east**, **Bhutan** in the **west** and **China** in the **north**. **McMahon Line** separates **India** and **China**. The capital of Arunachal Pradesh is **Itanagar**. There are **23** districts in the state with Itanagar being the **largest** city. Arunachal Pradesh is of a unicameral legislature with **60** seats having **1** **Rajya Sabha** and **2** **Lok Sabha** Parliamentary constituencies. **Pema Khandu** from the **Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)** is the **Chief Minister** of the state. The **Governor** of the state is **Brigadier Dr B D Mishra (Retired)**. ![In the Union Budget 2018, the Union government has announced to build a tunnel through the Sela Pass. The Sela pass is located in which state?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/8b8043c2-928d-4421-8ece-fc20989ca2c0/images/985bb418-0dbc-4e75-ad76-b9e2c878509a.png) (location of Arunachal Pradesh on the map of India) Arunachal Pradesh covers a total area of **83,743 sq km (32,333 sq mi)**. As per the **2011 census**, the population of the state is **1,382,611**. The literacy rate of the state is **66.95%**. Known as the **Orchid State of India** or the **Paradise of the Botanists**, Arunachal Pradesh is the **largest** of the **seven sister state** of northeast India. Called as the **Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains**, the official language of the state is **English**. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39365/in-the-union-budget-2018-the-union-government-has-announced-to-build-a-tunnel-through-the-sela-pass-the-sela-pass-is-located-in-which-state Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.