Shimla, (the states. news)
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated the newly-constructed Atal Rohtang tunnel
to the people of Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh by flagging off an HRTC Bus
carrying passengers of Lahaul Valley toward Manali from Sisu on bank of Chandra
River.
Mr Modi later addressed a public gathering at Sisu ground on the North portal
of Rohtang Tunnel and on the
bank of Chandra River where number of local people were preset.
Addressing the people, PM Modi said, Atal Tunnel is a gift of his government
promised by the former Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajapayee. He said that when he was a party worker, he
used to travel and also walked on foot several kilometers in the area and felt
himself how the people live in the tough and rugged terrain.
Going down the memory lane, Mr Modi said that he knows number of people
including Thakur Sen Negi
of Kinnaur and Tashi Dawa. Mr Negi had served as administrator in the state
government and made him aware of the problems of people in the tribal area.
(uni) (#mediasaheb.com)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates Atal Tunnel to people of Lahaul valley
