The Atal Rohtang Tunnel:- World’s Longest Highway Tunnel

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The Atal Rohtang Tunnel 9.02 kilometres long, the “World’s Longest Tunnel highway” over 10,000 feet joins Manali to the Lahaul-Spiti Valley throughout the year. The historical decision to make a tunnel below the Rohtang Pass was taken on June 3, 2000 when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister of India, & then PM Modi ushers in Rohtang’s Atal Tunnel on 3 Oct 2020.

The expediency research study for the Atal Tunnel was first performed in 1990. The structure rock for the access road to the south site of the Tunnel was laid on May 6, 2002. The very first blast happened in 2010 as well as the last blast in 2017. The passage was created making use of drill and also blast NATM (Brand-new Austria Tunnelling Approach) strategies.

A Strategic Atal Rohtang Tunnel under the renowned Rohtang Pass is set to reduce the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 kilometres. The very best component is that the World’s Longest Tunnel at 10,000 feet is lastly prepared after ten years. It took almost two decades to be functional since the time of conception in 2000 under Atal Bihari Vajpayee government with its foundation stone laying on May 26, 2002.

Automobiles will certainly have the ability to take a trip at a maximum speed of 80 km/hr. The Tunnel additionally attends to a telephone every 150 metres, fire hydrants every 60 metres as well as emergency situation gateways every 500 metres. There is a turning cavern every 2.2 kilometres as well as air high-quality tracking systems each kilometres. Broadcasting system and also incident detection system with CCTV electronic cameras are additionally positioned at every 250 metres.

The South Portal (SP) of Atal Tunnel lies at a distance of 25 kilometres from Manali at an elevation of 3,060 metres, while the North Portal (NP) of the passage lies near town Teling, Sissu, in Lahaul Valley at an elevation of 3,071 Metres.

Atal Tunel has actually been created for traffic density of 3000 carsdaily as well as 1,500 trucks daily with max speed of 80 km/hr. It has the state of the art electromechanical system including semi transverse ventilation system.

It is additionally the nation’s very first Tunnel to have an escape tunnel within the main tunnel which would certainly provide an emergency escape in case of an unfortunate event. The Tunnel is additionally the very first to release the Rowa flyer technology, which enabled designers to operate at upside-down degrees.

Charang Ghati Pass:- The most strenuous treks in the Kinnaur

Charang Ghati Trek

Kinnaur is one of the most beautiful areas of the Indian Himalayan range where the old stories and tales have actually most likely to a better degree of positioning individuals of Kinnaur– The Kinners. This is the land of fairytale and also dreams bringing incredible terrains of lavish eco-friendly valleys, orchards, wineries snow-clad mountains and also cold desert hills.

Charang Ghati pass is one of the most strenuous treks in the Kinnaur & Spiti valley region. Charang Ghati is situated at an altitude of 5242 m and acts as a base for trekking in the Chitkul Village, which is located in the Sangla Valley. Charang-La forms the drainage divide between the Tidong valley of Kinnaur(on Charang side) and Chitkul in Baspa valley. The area was opened for tourists in the year 1994 and since then it has become a popular Trekking area known as the Charang Ghati Pass.

The most challenging part is to get from the base camp of the mountain pass, Charang La to top in one day and then downwards to Chitkul Village difference of 6000 feet in altitudes. The steep climb up to the pass-through gravel, snow, and trail getting down is slippery and treacherous.

Sapni Fort – Wonderful Architectural Beauty

Sapni Fort

The beautiful Sapni Fort in Kalpa is renowned for its exceptional architecture and wonderful surroundings. It is located in proximity to the Sapni village which is another beautiful village in the vicinity of Kalpa. The Sapni Fort faces the valley and is like a colossal structure comprising of two buildings integrated into one. The unique architecture of Sapni Fort makes it one of the most popular destinations in Kalpa.

A temple dedicated to Goddess kali is there on the fifth floor. Two buildings of this fort were constructed by King Padam Singh of Rampur, one of them was his queen’s tower. This fort also displays some impressive woodwork and carvings on window frames and door.

Charang Monastery – The Oldest Monasteries in Kinnaur

Charang is a small village in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. It is the last village along the Indo-China Border. The ancient Rangrik Monastery is located in this village. Charang is situated at a height of about 3400m above sea level. The village offers a complete escape from the busy city life. No network coverage only two BSNL landline connections one in the village & the other one at the last ITBP Charang Post. The village has flourished under the blessings of the Rangrik Monastery.

Just beyond Charang is a temple of the eleventh century known as Rangrik Tungma complex. The temple takes its name from the goddess Rangrik Tungma and her small metal image, astride a horse, is the oldest at the temple. In all likelihood, Rangrik Tungma must have been a pre-Buddhist deity, absorbed into the pantheon of the later religion. Two other bronze statues appear to be of considerable value; a Maitreya seated with legs pendant, in bhadrasana and a Buddha in bhumisparsha mudra. The walls of the main hall are linked with clay idols, in the same style as the mandala in the dukhang at Tabo.

The wall paintings below are old although the wheel of life outside the door has been redone lately. There is also an interesting hoard of ivory and bone-handled knives and daggers at the temple. Many centuries ago, it is said a robber gang from across the Tibetan border raided the temple. The clay images of protective deities at the entrance set up a terrific noise, resembling the thundering hooves of galloping horses. The terrific robbers dropped their weapons and took off, running up the valley to vanish in the crevasses of the huge glaciers streaming down from the high peaks above.