PM to inaugurate 'Atal Tunnel' in Rohtang next month: Himachal CM on I-Day

Thakur said the 8.8-km-long tunnel was about to be completed and it would be dedicated by the prime minister to the nation by the end of September this year

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday said the 'Atal Tunnel' in Rohtang would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the end of September this year.

Thakur stated this whilepresiding over a state-level Independence Day function at the historic Dhalpur Maidan in Kullu district.

He also said the Covid-19 pandemic has adversely affected the state's economy, however, India reported less deaths due to the disease as compared to other countries due to timely decisions taken by the prime minister to check its spread.

Thakur said the 8.8-km-long tunnel was about to be completed and it would