Atal tunnel
- October 3, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Geography
Context:
Prime Minister will inaugurate the strategically important Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh.
Concept:
- The 9.02-km tunnel, the longest highway tunnel in the world above the height of 3,000 metres cuts through a mountain west of the Rohtang La.
- It will shorten the distance between Solang Valley and Sissu by around 46 km and will take around 15 minutes to cover. Earlier, it would take nearly 4 hours to travel between the two points.
- The double-laned tunnel — one of the longest road tunnels in the country — can handle around 3,000 cars and 1,500 trucks per day, with a maximum speed of 80 km per hour.