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Tunnels opened for traffic near Hanogi in Himachal on the Kiratpur-Manali four-lane highway.

The Kiratpur-Manali four-lane highway has been opened for traffic in Himachal Pradesh. On this four-lane project, 10 tunnels are being constructed from Pandoh in Mandi district to Oat in Kullu. Of these, the work of 5 tunnels has been completed. These five tunnels have been opened for traffic after trial.

Before the construction of these tunnels, the distance from Chandigarh to Manali was 237 kms, which will be reduced to only 190 kms after the completion of all five tunnels. One and a half to two hours will be saved in the journey as well. Apart from tourists coming to Manali, Lahaul-Spiti and Leh-Ladakh from Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana, the local people will also be greatly benefited by this.

The Kiratpur-Manali fourlane highway is expected to be completed by June 2024. Its work is going on in full swing.

On the four-lane highway between Kiratpur Sahib in Punjab and Manali in Himachal Pradesh, another tunnel starts as soon as one tunnel ends.

In fact, Anurag Thakur urged the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari that all the five tunnels are ready and they should be opened for the convenience of the tourists. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari gave approval for this. It is being told that now Prime Minister Narendra Modi can inaugurate all the five tunnels.

14 tunnels on the entire highway

After the completion of this project of Kiratpur-Manali Fourlane Highway, the road from Chandigarh to Manali will be full of adventure. 14 tunnels will be found passing through the beautiful plains of Himachal. Beautiful bridges built on lakes and rivers will make the journey spectacular. Out of 14 tunnels being constructed on this highway, the longest tunnel is being constructed between Pandoh and Takoli ahead of Mandi city. This tunnel is 2.8 km long. The shortest tunnel is near Bilaspur, which is 465 meters long.

Out of 14 tunnels, 5 have started while 5 tunnels will be opened by the end of next one or two months.

Officials of NHAI and Mandi district administration during the trial run of the tunnel between Hanogi to Jhalogi on Kiratpur-Manali four-lane highway in Mandi district.

Pandoh-Takoli tunnel most difficult

The tunnel built between Pandoh and Takoli is the most difficult on this four-lane project. Engineers and others had to face a lot of difficulties during its construction. Actually in this area, Beas river flows on one side of the highway while on the other side there are high mountains. Here the engineering team faced a lot of difficulties in cutting the mountain and making a tunnel due to the Beas river flowing parallel to the highway and its flow being very fast.

Apart from tunnels, overbridges have also been built at many places on this entire highway passing through the mountains.

Freedom from the jam of Bilaspur
With the commencement of these five tunnels, the people going to Manali from Shimla and Solan will also get relief from the traffic jam of Bilaspur city. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari shared information on his Facebook page regarding the trial of 5 tunnels. After this NHAI and district administration conducted their successful trial on Saturday.

Mandi DC Arindam Chowdhary said that between Hanogi and Jhalogi, there used to be a danger of stone falling from the mountains during the rainy season. Traffic had to be stopped due to the water of Beas river flowing along the highway coming on the road. All this will not happen now. Tourists will get better facility to reach Manali.

Five of the 14 tunnels being constructed on the Kiratpur-Manali four-lane highway have been completed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi can inaugurate them.

In order to prevent overspeeding on the four-lane highway in the hilly areas, hoardings have been put up for not driving under the influence of alcohol.

Along with lighting, reflectors have also been installed inside the tunnel so that the drivers do not face any problem while driving.

There are beautiful views and hilly valleys on both sides of the Kiratpur-Manali four-lane highway.

These tunnels being built on the Kiratpur-Manali highway are one-way. Parallel different tunnels have been made for coming and going here.

Kiratpur-Manali Highway post Tunnel No. 11, whose entry point looks like this.

The winding road going inside the tunnel makes the journey experience a different adventure.