Maintenance of Atal Tunnel Admin to restrict vehicular traffic
District Administeration Kullu and Lahaul-Spiti was informed by the National Highway Authority of India to restrict the movement of traffic on Atal Rohtang Tunnel to maintain and clean the tunnel twice in a week.
Assistant Engineer of NHAI Shivam Mishra informed the Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police Kullu and Lahaul-Spiti on restriction on movement of vehicles through Atal Tunnel.
” Maintenance of Atal tunnel is of paramount importance and is being alone on a strict regular basis. Due to increase in the movement of vehicles through Atal tunnel present maintenance schedule time is insufficient to carry out proper cleaning in Tunnel . ” Mr Mishra said in the intimation letter to respective district Administeration.
He said that on Dec 20 on ward on every Monday and Thursday traffic movement remains closed from 0700 hrs to 930 hrs by Police Authority.
‘ No Vehicle Movement in the Atal Tunnel during maintenance schedule except in emergency situations would be permitted ‘ NHAI Officer warned .
Currently thick sheet of black ice is formed on the entry points to the tunnel due to freezy temperature made it impossible to move on with extermlly slippery roads on the both North and South portal of the tunnel.
After Commissioning of this tunnel early this year vehicular traffic become possible to run round the year in all weather which have to close down for rest of winter season in month of November onwards. Manali-Leh high is through upto Keylong or Darcha in Lahaul Spiti district.
