CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Fehmarn Belt fixed link (Danish: Femern Bælt-forbindelsen, German: Fehmarnbelt-Querung) or Fehmarn Belt tunnel is an under-construction immersed tunnel , which will connect the Danish island of Lolland with the German island of Fehmarn, crossing the 18-kilometre-wide (11 mi) Fehmarn Belt in the Baltic Sea .

Detailed explanation-2: -Tunnel construction The first vessel carrying materials for the construction of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel docked in the harbour of Rødbyhavn on the island of Lolland in Denmark in July 2022. This work harbour has especially been built adjacent to the large tunnel factory where the elements for the tunnel will be produced.

Detailed explanation-3: -Faster journey The tunnel, whose official name is Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link, will also be the longest combined road and rail tunnel anywhere in the world. It will comprise two double-lane motorways – separated by a service passageway – and two electrified rail tracks.

Detailed explanation-4: -The tunnel will be built through the Fehmarn Belt, the strait between the German island of Fehmarn and the Danish island of Lolland. It is designed as an alternative to the current ferry service between Rødby and Puttgarden, which carries millions of passengers each year.

Detailed explanation-5: -Together with the Inntal Tunnel, part of the existing Innsbruck bypass, the Brenner Base Tunnel will reach a length of 64 kilometres (40 mi), which would be the longest underground railway connection in the world. The tunnel is scheduled to be completed in 2032.