According to a news article on 1 March 2017 , the Independent Engineers ( IEs ) reported that the demonetization on 8 November 2016 resulted in work getting affected drastically as the contractors failed to pay the labour involved in the work . Their report said that the contractors were unable to collect the tools and tackles of small amount due to the restrictions of amount withdrawal from the Bank accounts , and the subcontractors were not able to pay to daily labour wage which was around Rs. 200 , besides being unable to purchase the essential material from local market due to non-availability of cash . " The Construction Company 's Executive , Shafaq Syed also confirmed , " Demonetization crippled our working . We were unable to make payments to our subcontractors . Paying wages had become impossible . " The tunnel was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2 April 2017 . The construction involved nearly 1,500 engineers , geologists and labourers , besides skilled workers . The National Highways Authority of India has spent Rs. 3,720 crore on the project
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2016 Indian banknote demonetisation
Chenani-Nashri Tunnel