Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, has formally inaugurated the Engineering Marvel the ‘Atal Tunnel’, which is situated in one of the most difficult terrains of Pir Panjal ranges in Himachal Pradesh and connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley at a height of over 10,000 feet, making it the world’s longest 9.02 kms highway tunnel of its kind. Construction of the tunnel with state-of-the-art features of safety, communication, electro-mechanical systems, including semi transverse ventilation, SCADA controlled fire fighting, illumination and monitoring systems, is considered to be an engineering marvel.
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