Rohtang tunnel expected to be inaugurated in Sept: Jai Ram Thakur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the 8.8-km-long Rohtang tunnel, being built on the Leh-Manali highway, in the last week of September, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Thursday.
He said the tunnel will give all-weather connectivity to the remote and border areas of the state.
The strategically important project is being completed at a cost of around Rs 3,200 crore, he said.
“The tunnel, which was a dream of Atal Bihari Vajpayee is expected to be inaugurated in the last week of September by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It will give all weather connectivity to the remote and border areas,” the chief minister told reporters here.
