Adnan Faruqi
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Srinagar-Leh highway is some 20km far away from point 5353 so your comment is mostly exaggeration. We also have an alternate route to Kargil though Manali-Leh highway which is being converted into all weather highway with a 8.8km long tunnel which proves that point 5353 is just a white elephant for Pakistan Army and there is not much cheering about it. Even the control on Haji Pir Pass could not help Pakistan much. India is revamping infrastructure in Himalayan region with all weather roads and Rail line projects which crash-crunched Pakistan could not afford, even your railway is on the verge of being closed.
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did you ever cared to listen to his whole interview and just fooled by the title.
The pics of the Rohtant tunnel
Rohtang Tunnel is a tunnel being built[1] under the Rohtang Pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas on the Leh-Manali Highway. With 8.8 km (5.5 mi) length, the tunnel will be the longest road tunnel in India and is expected to reduce the distance between Manali and Keylong by about 60 km (37.3 mi)[2] The tunnel is at 3,100 metres (10,171 ft) elevation whereas the Rohtang pass is at 3,978 metres (13,051 ft) elevation. Lying on the Manali-Leh axis, this is one of the two routes to Ladakh. The other route through the Zoji La pass on the Srinagar-Drass-Kargil-Leh highway also gets blocked by snow for nearly four months in a year. These two routes are vital to feed military supplies into the sub-sector west (facing Aksai Chin) and the Siachen Glacier.
The tunnel is intended to create an all-weather route to Leh and Lahaul and Spiti valleys in Himachal Pradesh. Rohtang pass, located 51 km (31.7 mi) away from Manali, is at an altitude of 3,978 metres (13,051 ft). It receives heavy snowfall and blizzards during winter months for about four months. A feasibility study for the construction of a tunnel across Rohtang Pass was conducted by M/S RITES.
(e) Design vehicular speed in Tunnel
(i) Maximum Speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
(ii) Minimum Speed 30 km/h (19 mph)
Project Cost : approximately Rs.17 billion (Euro 250 million)
Safety measures
A 2.25 m high and 3.6 m wide emergency tunnel will be integrated in the tunnel cross-section beneath the main carriageway for evacuation during emergencies.
The latest Austrian tunnelling method and ventilation system semi transverse type considered as safest will be adopted for this project. Heavy snowfall in the Rohtang Pass area is a major concern, especially on the approach roads to the main tunnel. To prevent any damage to the roads and to ensure the safety of the roads and tunnel users alike, avalanche control structures are being constructed. The design for these structures is being provided by the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment of DRDO.
As the Rohtang tunnel will witness heavy traffic, vehicular management and checking pollution is a priority. For this, CCTV cameras would be placed at a regular distance and will be further connected to two monitoring rooms on both ends of the tunnel. Sensors to check the pollution level will keep on updating the data and if the record is above the desired level, then quantity of fresh air injected inside the tunnel would be increased. Pollution level will be controlled within 90 seconds adding that two heavy duty fans each on both openings of the tunnel will be installed to inject fresh air inside.
The tunnel will have semi-transverse ventilation system, where large fans would separately circulate air throughout the tunnel length. Another safety feature being added is that fire inside the tunnel will be controlled within an area of 200 metres and fire hydrants will be provided on specific locations.
The horse shoe-shaped tunnel will also have public announcement system inside to make important announcement in emergency situations for which loudspeakers will be installed at regular distance.
Trivia
When completed in 2015, the 8.8 km (5.5 mi) long tunnel is also set to become the world longest tunnel at an altitude between 3,0533,080 m or 10,02010,100 ft.[21] The nearest in comparison to the Rohtang Tunnel would be the Anzob Tunnel in Tajikistan (5 kilometres13.1 mi/, altitude 3,372 metres011,063 ft/),the EisenhowerJohnson Memorial Tunnel in the United States (2.73 kilometres11.70 mi/, altitude 3,401 metres011,158 ft/).
There were proposals of installing a Neutrino detector in the tunnel by Punjab University and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research[22]
The 85 km distance from Manali to Keylong on the other side of Rohtang Pass is usually covered by vehicles in about five to six hours, without counting the long hours of traffic jams on the hilly route. The same distance would now be covered in less than half-an-hour through the tunnel and without traffic snarls. Keylong would be just 25 km from the North Portal of the tunnel.