Question

write 5 point about atal tunnel​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) The 9-km Atal Tunnel is constructed at an estimated cost of ₹3,500 crore.

2) Atal Tunnel in Lahaul Spiti's Rohtang will shorten the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 kms and drive time by around seven hours.

3) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the tunnel by the end of September this year, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said.

4) Once thrown open, the tunnel will provide all-weather connectivity to remote border areas of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh which otherwise remain cut-off from the rest of the country for about six months during winters.

5) Atal Tunnel will be not only important from the strategic point of view but also give a boost to tourism in Lahaul-Spiti, creating employment opportunities.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Atal Tunnel also known as Rohtang Tunnel
2. The project was announced by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 3 June 2000. The work was entrusted to BRO on 6 May 2002.
3. The foundation stone of the project was laid on 28 June 2010 by Sonia Gandhi in her capacity as the Chairperson of National Advisory Council.
4. As of June 2012, two years after the start of the project, 3.5 km of the tunnel digging had been completed.
5. Only a little progress was made in the next one year due to heavy ingress of water at serri nullah fault zone, that required constant dewatering and slowed the digging and blasting to a crawl.