Solang
SOLANG - A giant excavator sprang to life as Congress president Sonia Gandhi pressed a remote control to launch the building of a strategic 8.8 km long tunnel in this picturesque valley that will enable year-round connectivity between Manali and the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.
SOLANG - Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday asked the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to protect the Himalayan ecology while constructing the nearly nine-km long Rohtang tunnel in Himachal Pradesh.
SOLANG - The Rohtang tunnel, the construction work of which was kickstarted by Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday, is a key step forward to make the Leh-Manali highway an all-weather passage to the strategic Ladakh region that shares its boundaries with China and Pakistan.
SOLANG - The construction of a tunnel under the Rohtang pass will give a boost to tourism in the region, facilitate better medical treatment and provide more avenues of employment to the youth, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Monday after laying its foundation stone.
SOLANG - The Rohtang Tunnel, whose foundation stone was laid by Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday in Himachal Pradesh, will produce an estimated waste of 1.6 million tonnes of rocks and stones during its excavation.
