Rohtang Tunnel
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PM Modi inaugurates Atal Tunnel in Rohtang: Highlights
India | Oct 03, 2020, 11:39 AM ISTThe strategically important all-weather Atal Tunnel, the longest highway tunnel in the world, has been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 9.02 km-long tunnel connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley throughout the year.
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PM Modi to inaugurate strategic Atal Tunnel at Rohtang on Saturday
India | Oct 01, 2020, 02:53 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the strategically important all-weather Atal Tunnel, which reduces the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 km and the travel time by four to five hours, at Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday.
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After Rohtang, focus now on Shinku La tunnel amid tension in Himalayas
India | Sep 27, 2020, 03:32 PM ISTAmid the heightened border tension with both China and Pakistan in the Himalayas, road infrastructure projects have been given a push with completion of a marvel of engineering motorways -- the Rohtang Pass highway tunnel.
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Strategic tunnel under Rohtang pass to be named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Wednesday
India | Dec 24, 2019, 06:48 PM ISTThe government will name the strategic tunnel under Rohtang Pass after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary on Wednesday. The historic decision to construct a strategic tunnel below the Rohtang Pass was taken on June 3, 2000 when Vajpayee was the prime minister.
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Labourer dies after falling from ceiling of Rohtang tunnel in Himachal Pradesh
India | Dec 05, 2019, 01:14 PM ISTThe labourer identified as Mjahir was working as a carpenter in the 8.8-km-long tunnel being built under the Rohtang Pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas, Kullu Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh said.
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Rohtang tunnel likely to open next May
India | Nov 22, 2019, 09:30 PM ISTThe 8.8-km-long Rohtang tunnel being built on the Leh-Manali highway may become operational in next six months, an official spokesperson said here on Friday.
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Pratibha Singh calls on PM, seeks Rs.1,000 crore for relief
National | Jul 10, 2013, 04:31 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 10: Himachal Pradesh's newly-elected Lok Sabha member Pratibha Singh Wednesday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought central assistance of Rs.1,000 crore for repair of damages caused by last month's heavy