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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Highest tunnel at Shinku La tunnel will connect Ladakh with which state of the country?
A
Uttrakhand
B
Arunachal Pradesh
C
Himachal Pradesh
D
Sikkim
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The tunnel will be completed by 2025. The Border Roads Organisation will construct the world’s highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass at 16,580 feet to connect Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh, BRO Director General Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary said here on Saturday.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shinku-La Tunnel, also known as Shinkula Tunnel or Shingo-La Tunnel, is a planned motorable tunnel linking Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul Valley and Ladakh’s Zanskar Valley in Northern India.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -BRO’s engineering marvel ‘Atal Tunnel’ was officially certified as the ‘World’s Longest Highway Tunnel’ above 10,000 Feet by World Book of Records in February 2022. Nestled in Pir Panjal Ranges of the Himalayas, the visionary project of ‘Atal Tunnel’ is 9.02 km long & strategically significant.

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