Atal Tunnel
Highway tunnel under the Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh, India.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| The World’s Most Dangerous Tunnel | The B1M | backdrop | The past success: four hours saved, at a cost of four years for 600 metres. |
The World’s Most Dangerous Tunnel — The B1M (2025)
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Atal Tunnel has cut travel times between
- Role: backdrop
- In the video: Cited as the model: it cut travel between Manali and the Lahaul and Spiti valleys by over four hours, despite a fault zone and up to 8,000 litres of water a minute; one 600-metre stretch took four years.
- Why it matters: It shows the payoff that justifies the risk.