Atal Tunnel

Himachal Pradesh Police rescues over 300 tourists stranded at Atal Tunnel in Rohtang after fresh snowfall

Around 70 vehicles, including a 48-seater bus, a 24-seater police bus and one police quick reaction team (QRT), were deployed for their rescue

Narendra Modi inaugurates Atal Tunnel in Rohtang, blames Congress for delay in completing project

The Atal Tunnel, built by the BRO, is the longest highway tunnel in the world and reduces the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 kilometres

Atal Tunnel is ready after 10 years; world's longest tunnel at 10,000 feet will connect Manali and Leh

Built at a cost of over Rs 2,500 crore, the idea was conceived by the Indira Gandhi govt in 1983. Work, however, started only in September 2009 — seven years after the then prime minsiter Atal Bihari Vajpayee approved the project