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Atal Tunnel (Hindi: अटल सुरंग) is a 9.02-kilometre-long (5.60 mi) road tunnel connecting Manali and Keylong. It helps in bypassing the Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh in the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas. It carries two lanes of National Highway 3. [1]
Hanle-Kaza-Tabo Road is being construction by the BRO under Indo-China Border Roads (ICBR) scheme. NH505 connects Kaza to Manali in southwest, and Kaurik, Sumdo, Pooh & Tabo in east. Kaza-Pooh-Tabo-Shimla route is open whole year, but the Manali-Kaza route is closed for 7 winter months every year during which Kunzum Pass (15,000 ft) is closed.
The route from Manali to Sissu runs via Palchan-Solang Valley road, then through Atal Tunnel bypassing the Rohtang pass. Further, the distance from Manali to Gramphu via Atal Tunnel is only 47 km for Spiti valley bound travelers. There is a helipad at Sissu with service to Manali during the winter. Tandi: Himachal Pradesh: 2,570 m (8,430 ft)
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Manali is named after Manu, the progenitor of humanity in Hinduism.The name Manali is regarded as the derivative of Manu-Alaya (transl. 'the abode of Manu'). [4] In Hindu cosmology, Manu is believed to have stepped off his ark in Manali to recreate human life after a great flood had deluged the world at the end of an cyclic age.
Road NH505 connects Kaza to Manali in the southwest, and via Sumdo to the Sino-Indian border in the east and the Kinnaur district in the southeast. The Kaza-Tabo-Shimla route is open whole year, but the Manali-Kaza route is closed for 5–7 months every year due to the closure of the Kunzum Pass (15,000 ft) by snows.
First major pass comes after Manali, which is Rohtang pass at an elevation of 3,978 m. Rohtang pass provides connectivity between the Kullu valley and the Lahaul and Spiti valleys of Himachal Pradesh. Next major pass on NH3 is Baralacha La at an elevation of 4,890 m in Zanskar range.