The name of Rohtang tunnel will be 'Atal Tunnel', PM Modi will launch it
Today, on the anniversary of former The Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the entire country is paying a homage to this great leader. Atalji is not an among us from today. But his benefacation to the country, his wonderful a speech style and his good memories will always keep to fresh in the heart of Hindustan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will bring out the Atal Tunnel project today on the moment of the former Prime Minister's birthday.
what is the atal tunnel
Today, on the anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the entire country is paying esteem to this great a leader. Atalji is not in the middle of us from today. But his benefaction to the country, his wonderful to speech style and his reminder will always keep mint in the heart of Hindustan.
Prime Minister of india Narendra Modi will bring out the Atal Tunnel a project today on the instance of the preceding Prime Minister's birthday. Let me tell you that a day before the birth an anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday approve the naming of the Rohtang hole as 'Atal Tunnel'.
Info about atal tunnel
The Atal Tunnel expect to be launched on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday will be from Manali to Leh. About 80 percent work of the 8.8 km long expect has been done. It is affirm to be the tallest tunnel in the world. It will open in May 2020.
The Rohtang tunnel will diminish the gap between Manali and Kelang by about a 45 km. The Lahore-Spiti tribal area, which has been cut off from the country and the world for six months due to snowfall in the tunnel, will be associate to the world for 12 months of the year.
It is worth bring up here that this is being a considered as the lengthly traffic tunnel in the world at an altitude of about 12 thousand feet. About a Rs 4,000 crore will be expend on its construction.
In the time ahead, this tunnel will also a serve as a lifeline for the army locate in Leh Ladakh. One more tunnel is being on constructed below the tunnel, which will be used for ransom operations in an emergency. It is being built by Strobag-Afcon, a joint venture in between Austria and India, under the control of BRO.