The role Siemens' tech played in building Atal tunnel

Apart from hugely cutting travel time and making difficult terrain accessible, Leh tunnel has an automation system that minimises probability of production failure to nearly nil

The 9.02-km Atal Tunnel inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday is not just the longest facility at such an altitude but is also a technology marvel in many ways. Global technology giant Siemens has provided technology for automation of the tunnel across various processes including lighting.

Sunil Mathur, Managing Director and CEO, Siemens Limited, told Business Standard that the tunnel has a fault-tolerant automation system that minimises the probability of a production failure to nearly nil, playing a decisive role when it comes to achieving maximum productivity.

“The Atal Tunnel will be a benchmark as it is the