ROHTANG- ATAL TUNNEL
ROHTANG- ATAL TUNNEL
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The tunnel is called Atal Tunnel, as the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had announced the project on June 3, 2000. The work was entrusted to the Border Roads Organization (BRO). The 8.8-km strategic Rohtang Tunnel, being built at 3,000 metre above sea level between Himachal Pradesh’s Manali and Leh in Ladakh. The Rs 3,200-crore tunnel shortened the 474-km distance between Manali and Leh by 46km, which means the eight-hour journey, will be cut by two-and-a-half hours.
“ The tunnel accelerated
troop mobility to strategic frontiers in Jammu and Kashmir, besides providing a road link to Lahaul and Spiti in the winters.“
More than 700 men are working in shifts to complete the work of the tunnel. When the coronavirus pandemic-enforced lockdown was imposed, proactive measures were taken to recommence work in active coordination with the state government.
The speed limits in the tunnel will be 80km per hour. The tunnel has the capacity to ply 3,000 vehicles per day under any weather condition.
It is expected to boost tourism and winter sports in the region. The tunnel, also significant from the military logistics viewpoint, will provide better connectivity to the armed forces in reaching Ladakh.
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