Atal Tunnel has been constructed with ultra-modern specs within the Pir Panjal vary of Himalayas
Shimla:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday visited the Atal Tunnel in Rohtang to assessment preparations for inaugural perform on Saturday wherein Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 9.02 km-long strategically essential tunnel.
The Defence Minister was accompanied by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur and Minister of State of Finance and Company Affairs Anurag Thakur.
“Visited the ‘Atal Tunnel, Rohtang’ to assessment the preparations for the inaugural ceremony to be held tomorrow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the tunnel to the nation. This 9.02 km lengthy ‘Engineering Marvel’ will join Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley all year long,” Mr Singh mentioned in a tweet.
Mr Singh, who’s on a two-day go to to Himachal Pradesh, additionally visited DRDO’s Snow and Avalanche Research Institution (SASE) in Manali.
The Atal Tunnel has been constructed with ultra-modern specs within the Pir Panjal vary of Himalayas at an altitude of 3000 m (10,000 toes) from the Imply Sea Degree (MSL).
It reduces the street distance between Manali and Leh by 46 km and the time by about four to five hours.
The South Portal (SP) of the tunnel is positioned at a distance of 25 km from Manali at an altitude of 3060 metres whereas North Portal (NP) of the tunnel is positioned close to village Teling, Sissu, in Lahaul Valley at an altitude of three,071 metres.
It’s horseshoe-shaped, single tube double lane tunnel with a roadway of eight metres and an overhead clearance of 5.525 metres.
The tunnel has been designed for site visitors density of 3000 automobiles per day and 1500 vans per day with a most pace of 80 km/hr.
The choice to assemble a strategic tunnel beneath the Rohtang Move was taken on June three, 2000 when late Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister. The muse stone for the Entry Highway to the South Portal of the tunnel was laid on Could 26, 2002.
The Union Cupboard determined in 2019 to call the Rohtang Tunnel as Atal Tunnel to honour the contribution made by the previous Prime Minister.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) overcame main geological, terrain and climate challenges within the development of the tunnel.
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