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The South Portal (SP) of Atal Tunnel is located at a distance of 25 km from Manali at an altitude of 3,060 metres, while the North Portal (NP) of the tunnel is located near village Teling, Sissu, in Lahaul Valley at an altitude of 3,071 metres. The 9.02 km long tunnel, the longest highway tunnel in the world connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley throughout the year. The horseshoe-shaped, single tube double lane tunnel with a roadway of 8 metres has been designed for traffic density of 3000 cars per day and 1,500 trucks per day with max speed of 80 km/hr. It has the state of the art electromechanical system including semi transverse ventilation system. Earlier, the valley was cut off for about six months each year owing to heavy snowfall. The tunnel reduces the road distance by 46 kilometres between Manali and Leh and the time by about four to five hours. With agency inputs

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the strategically important, all-weather Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh that connects Manali to the Lahaul-Spiti valley and reduces travel time to Leh (in the Union Territory of Ladakh) by up to five hours. He was accompanied by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief General MM Naravane, as well as Himachal Chief Minister Jairam Thakur. Describing the moment as a "historic day" and one that heralded the realisation of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's dream - the tunnel has been named after him - PM Modi said the tunnel would strengthen India's border infrastructure. "The Atal tunnel will give new strength to India's border infrastructure. It is an example of world-class border connectivity. There have been demands to improve border infrastructure but, for a long time, such projects either couldn't get out of the planning stage or got stuck midway," the Prime Minister said in his inauguration speech. "This tunnel is not only important to Himachal, but also because it facilitates a connection to Ladakh. People who live in the mountains would know the significance of cutting down travel time by four or five hours," the Prime Minister added. He also used the occasion to take several swipes at the Congress (although without naming the opposition party), declaring that defence interests had been compromised under its rule. The Prime Ministercited a numb...

The historic decision to construct a strategic tunnel below the Rohtang Pass was taken on June 03, 2000 when late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister. The foundation stone for the Access Road to the South Portal of the tunnel was laid on May 26, 2002. What you should need to know • The Tunnel is built with ultra-modern specifications in the Pir Panjal range of Himalayas at an altitude of 3000 Mtrs (10,000 Feet) from the Mean Sea Level (MSL). • The South Portal (SP) of Atal Tunnel is located at a distance of 25 Km from Manali at an altitude of 3060 Mtrs, while the North Portal (NP) of the tunnel is located near village Teling, Sissu, in Lahaul Valley at an altitude of 3071 Mtrs. • It is horse shoe shaped, single tube double lane tunnel with a roadway of 8 Mtrs. It has an overhead clearance of 5.525 Mtrs. • It is 10.5-metre wide and has a 3.6 x 2.25 Mtrs fire proof emergency egress tunnel built into the main tunnel itself. • Atal Tunnel has been designed for traffic density of 3000 cars per day and 1500 trucks per day with max speed of 80 km/hr. • Tunnel entry barriers at both portals. • Telephone connections at every 150 Mtrs for emergency communication. • Fire hydrant mechanisms at every 60 Mtrs. • Auto incident detection system with CCTV cameras at every 250 Mtrs. • Air quality monitoring at every 1 Km. • Evacuation lighting / exit signs at every 25 Mtrs. • Broadcasting system throughout the tunnel. • Fire rated Dampers at every 50 Mtrs. The Union Cabinet met...

New Delhi: The 9.02 km long Atal Tunnel, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, is expected to provide strategic advantage to armed forces by providing year-long connectivity to border areas. The horseshoe shaped single-tube, double-lane tunnel -- which was completed in a span of 10 years -- is also the country's first tunnel to have an escape tunnel within the main tunnel. It is also the longest highway tunnel in the world above 10,000 feet. Here are 10 interesting things about the Atal Tunnel connecting Manali with Leh: • The Atal tunnel project in Rohtang will give the army year-long access the Ladakh region, where border tensions with China is on the rise. The troops in the border region will no longer have to stock supplies during winters. • The tunnel, built by the Border Roads Organisation, reduces the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 km. It also reduces the travel time by four to five hours. • The Atal Tunnel is built with ultra-modern specifications in the Pir Panjal range of Himalayas at an altitude of 10,000 feet. It is also the country's first tunnel to have an escape tunnel within the main tunnel. It is the also the first tunnel to deply Rowa flyer technology, which allows engineers to work at inverted levels. • The tunnel provides ample safety features like entry barriers at both portals, telephone connections at every 150 meters for emergency communication, fire hydrant mechanisms at every 60 meters, auto incident detection system with CCTV ...

A fresh spell of snowfall is forecast in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, prompting the Kullu police to restrict the movement of tourist vehicles through Atal Tunnel across Rohtang Pass for three days. The movement of vehicles through Atal Tunnel across Rohtang Pass has been restricted from February 3 to 5 due to inclement weather. (HT file photo) The meteorological department has forecast snowfall in the middle and high hills from February 3 to 5. “We have requested tourists and locals not to venture out in the high-altitude areas for the next three days as the weather department has warned of snow and thunderstorm,” said Kullu superintendent of police Gaurav Singh. “Snow results in slippery road conditions. There is danger of avalanches and landslides,” he said. The maximum temperature in the state increased by 1 degree during the past 24 hours with Shimla recording a low of 6.8 degrees and high of 16.1 degrees Celsius. Keylong, the district headquarters of Lahaul and Spiti, recorded a minimum temperature of -9.7 degrees and a maximum of 2.1 degrees. Kalpa, the district headquarters of Kinnaur district, remained the second coldest place in the state as it recorded a minimum of -1.4 degrees. The minimum temperature in Manali dipped to 0.6 and Kufri recorded 4 degrees Celsius. Dalhousie recorded a maximum of 4.6 degrees Celsius.

On this page, we shall keep you updated about all happenings, news, work progress, history, VIP visits and everything happening at Atal Tunnel, Rohtang in Manali. Work on Atal Tunnel, a 9.02 km long engineering marvel connecting Manali with Lahaul on Manali-Leh highway, started on June 28, 2010 and it will be dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2020. Timeline of sequence of events at Atal Tunnel, Rohtang December 16, 2022: As five-day deadline to reinstall the foundation stone plaque of Sonia Gandhi at Atal tunnel ended despite chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s strict order, the officials said the order can be followed only after December 11, 2022: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, immediately after assuming the post of chief minister of Himachal, raised the issue of removing the foundation stone plaque of Sonia Gandhi from Atal tunnel, Rohtang, after the matter was brought to his notice by MLA from Lahaul-Spiti, Ravi Thakur. The March 24, 2022: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched a website to February 9, 2022: World Book of Records, London, today declared the Atal tunnel, Rohtang, to be the World’s longest tunnel above 10,000 feet. Border Roads Organisation chief (Director General Border Roads) received the world record certificate today at his Delhi office. January 12, 2022: Jitendra Prasad, Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM), is the new chief engineer of Project Rohtang Tunnel (Now project Yojak). He took over as CE a few days back. January 12, 2...