Atal Tunnel
Highway tunnel of the Himalayas
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Atal Tunnel is a highway tunnel built under the Rohtang Pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas on the National Highway 3 in Himachal Pradesh, India. At a length of 9.02 km, it is the longest highway single-tube tunnel above 10,000 feet (3,048 m) in the world. With the existing Atal Tunnel and after the completion of under-construction Shinku La Tunnel, which is targeted to be completed by 2025, the new Leh-Manali Highway via Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road will become an all-weather road. It is named after the former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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Heavy snowfall in Manali: 1,000 vehicles stuck between Solang and the Atal TunnelIndiaTimes - Published | |
Himachal Pradesh: Police rescue 300 tourists stranded near Atal Tunnel in Rohtang after snowfallHimachal Pradesh Police rescued 300 tourists stranded near the South Portal (SP) of Atal Tunnel in Rohtang after snowfall on Tuesday evening.IndiaTimes - Published | |
Tourists swamp Manali, traffic jams bring hill station to a haltMassive traffic jams continue in Manali as thousands of tourists flock to the town for Christmas and New Year celebrations. Record-breaking traffic movement is observed at the Atal Tunnel, with 28,210..IndiaTimes - Published | |
2k tourists rescued from Atal TunnelHundreds of tourist vehicles carrying over 2,000 tourists that were stranded at the Atal Tunnel in Rohtang Pass following snowfall, were rescued late Thursday night in an operation lasting eight hours,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Restore plaque declaring Sonia laid Atal Tunnel's foundation stone or we'll do it: Cong to HP govtIndiaTimes - Published | |
Atal Tunnel certified as the 'World's Longest Highway Tunnel above 10,000 Feet'The spectacularly built Atal Tunnel has been made by the Director General of Border Roads Organisation Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry.DNA - Published | |
