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Narendra Modi
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Amit Shah
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Rajnath Singh
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Smriti Irani
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3 October 2020. The cost of the entire project is ₹3, 200 crore (US$438 million). The tunnel was completed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) under Ministry of Defence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Atal Tunnel has officially been certified by World Book of Records, as the ‘World’s Longest Highway Tunnel above 10, 000 Feet’, during a landmark ceremony on 09 February 2022, in New Delhi.
Detailed explanation-3: -Key Highlights of Atal Tunnel: located near village Teling, Sissu, in Lahaul Valley at an altitude of 3071 Mtrs.
Detailed explanation-4: -The work was awarded to a joint venture of AFCONS Infrastructure Limited, an Indian construction company of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, and STRABAG AG, Austria, in September 2009.
Detailed explanation-5: -At this moment, the Atal Tunnel provides a safer alternative to the 13, 000 ft high Rohtang Pass and is the world’s highest tunnel above 10, 000 ft.