PM Modi Inaugurates Strategically Important Atal Tunnel At Rohtang In Himachal
The nine.02 km lengthy Atal Tunnel will attach Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley during the 12 months.
New Delhi:
High Minister Narendra Modi as of late inaugurated the strategically vital, all-weather Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh that connects Manali to the Lahaul-Spiti valley and decreases shuttle time to Leh (within the Union Territory of Ladakh) by means of as much as 5 hours.
High Minister Modi used to be accompanied by means of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Himachal Leader Minister Jairam Thakur.
Described because the longest freeway development of its sort on this planet (above 10,000 ft), the nine.02 km-long Atal Tunnel is constructed to “ultra-modern specs” at an altitude of three,000 metres (10,000 ft) within the Pir Panjal vary of Himalayas.
This can be a horse shoe-shaped, single-tube, double lane tunnel with a roadway of 8 metres and has an overhead clearance of five.525 metres, the High Minister’s Place of job stated in a remark.
The tunnel has been designed for visitors density of three,000 vehicles and 1,500 vans in keeping with day, every of which is able to shuttle at a most velocity of 80 kmph.
The south portal (SP) of the tunnel is situated at a distance of 25 km from Manali and at an altitude of three,060 metres. The north portal (NP) is situated close to the Teling village within the Lahaul Valley at an altitude of three,071 metres.
The verdict to build a strategic tunnel underneath the Rohtang Cross in Himachal used to be taken on June three, 2000, when Atal Bihari Vajpayee used to be High Minister. The root stone for the get right of entry to street to the South Portal used to be laid on Might 26, 2002.
The Union Cupboard made up our minds in 2019 to call the Rohtang Tunnel as Atal Tunnel to honour the contribution made by means of the previous High Minister.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) labored relentlessly to conquer main geological, terrain and climate demanding situations that integrated essentially the most tricky stretch of the 587-metre Seri Nalah Fault Zone. The step forward from each ends used to be completed on October 15, 2017, the PMO’s remark stated.
With enter from PTI
