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Sonia Gandhi will lay foundation for Rohatng Tunnel, to make Manali-Leh road usable during all weathers
Posted by admin in Himachal Pradesh, News on June 27, 2010
Sonia Gandhi, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson will lay foundation stone for the 8.8 Km long Rohtang tunnel in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu District on Monday, 28th June.
This new Tunnel will connect Manali and Leh during all weathers. It is situated in the beautiful Solan Valley near Manali in Kullu district.
In Sep 2009, the cabinet committee on security had cleared this very ambitious Rohtang Tunnel project. After completion the tunnel would be the world’s longest tunnel at such a high altitude. The work is expected to be finished by 2015.
“This new Rohtang Tunnel would reduce Manli -Leh road by 46 Kms. This will be divided in three parts ventilations, highway and egress tunnel. CCTV Camera will also be installed for security monitoring” Border Road Integrated Task Force Commander, Lieutenant.Colonel. Vinod Shukla said.
Himachal CM Dhumal criticise hike in fuel price
Posted by admin in Himachal Pradesh, News on June 25, 2010
CM Prem Kumar Dhumal has criticized the Union Government for increase in prices of Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene oil and LPG cylinder and expressed concern that it will affect the common man very badly. He criticized the Congress party which always speaks “Congress ka Hath Aam aadmi ke Sath”. And also said “where their hollow promises had gone now?”.
Dhumal said that the increase in fuel price will directly affect consumers and result in increase in prices of all commodities including essential commodities which is already at its peak. CM also criticized the decision of the Congress Government to free the prices of Petrol and Diesel and make it market driven as this will result further increase of price.
Rohtang Tunnel foundation stone to be laid on June 28
Posted by admin in Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, News, Rohtangpass, Travel & Tourism on June 20, 2010
Rohtang tunnel – one can say the world’s longest tunnel at over 13,000 ft foundation will be laid on June 28. This will open a way for round-the-year road access to India’s strategic Ladakh region in J&K which otherwise remains cut off by snow for 6-7 months.
The 8.8 km long tunnel will be a great engineering marvel that is coming up under the India Army’s road building wing. This will be inaugurated by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, UPA chairperson giving wing to her husband and late PM Rajiv Gandhi’s dream. The tunnel is expected to be ready by 2015 and this will mainly used for Indian Army to carry supplies to Ladakh. Defence Minister A.K. Antony, his deputy M.M. Pallam Raju, the CM of Himachal Pradesh and J&K – Prem Kumar Dhumal and Omar Abdullah and Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh will be present at the inaugural ceremony.
“It will be much longer than the present longest tunnels anywhere in the world at altitudes over 2,500 m. The nearest in comparison to the Rohtang Tunnel is the Anzob in Tajikistan which is five kilometres long at an altitude of 3,372 m,” said a spokesperson of the defence ministry.
”The tunnel will take over five years to complete and digging for the tunnel remains the most challenging task,” said the defence ministry spokesperson.
“The tunnel’s design would be novel in many ways,” said the defence ministry spokesperson.
“It will open up new vistas of trade and tourism and generate jobs for the benefit of the local population in Lahaul-Spiti ,” said the official.
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