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Detailed explanation-1: -Atal Tunnel (also known as Rohtang Tunnel), named after former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee is a highway tunnel built under the Rohtang Pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas on the Leh-Manali Highway in Himachal Pradesh, India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Notes: The Border Roads Organization (BRO) engineering marvel, Atal Tunnel, built-in Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh, received the Indian Building Congress (IBC) ‘Best Infrastructure Project’ award in New Delhi. More than thirty state-of-the-art infrastructure projects were nominated for the award.

Detailed explanation-3: -03 June 2022: Manali-Atal tunnel highway is open for all the vehicles (including tourists). Tourists need not to book any permit to travel/traverse the tunnel or go further to Keylong, Jispa, Sissu, Udaipur, Pangi, Ladakh, Koksar or Spiti etc. 26 May 2022: Tunnel is open to general traffic movement.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Engineering Marvel Atal Tunnel built in Rohtang of Himachal Pradesh received Indian Building Congress (IBC) ‘Best Infrastructure Project’ award on April 28, 2022 in New Delhi.

Detailed explanation-5: -The new tunnel will ease traffic congestion in the Dhalli and Sanjauli areas. The British-era tunnel is the lifeline for Upper Shimla areas, comprising Kinnaur, Mandi and the outer Seraj regions of Kullu, as the national highway passes through it and was later connected with two bypasses from Sanjauli and Tutti Kandi.