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02 Aug 2021-08 Aug 2021|Gurgaon (Manesar)

Educational Tour from Delhi to Leh Ladakh by Amity University Gurugram Student and Faculty Group Between 2nd - 8th August 2021

Students from Amity University Gurugram visted Atal tunnel Rohtang

The genesis of the tour was sparked by a letter from the Border Road Organisation (BRO) inviting University students to visit the Atal Tunnel to behold  one of the latest additions of our great nations journey towards scaling new heights in the realm of science and technology in keeping with our Hon’ble PMs resolve and vision of a “AtmaNirbhar Bharat” .

On  Aug 03 we started our adventurous and challenging journey by road from Manali to Leh via the Atal tunnel. The construction of Atal Tunnel has scripted a story braving multi-dimensional complexities.

Atal Tunnel, Rohtang, in India, is the longest road tunnel in the world 3,000m, or, 10,000 ft above sea level. A project of Border Roads Organisation (BRO), the tunnel was constructed by Strabag-Afcons Joint Venture (SAJV). Strabag is an Austrian company with its headquarters in Vienna, and Afcons is a part of India’s leading engineering conglomerate, the Shapoorji Pallonji Group.

Mr Sadiq, an engineer of the Turkish Coy Savranik (contracted for the maintenance of the tunnel) was deputed to give us a detailed walk through and briefing of the tunnel. In all the visit lasted 2 hrs. During the visit the students were briefed about:

(a)    Historical perspective of the construction of the tunnel.

(b)    Technologies used for construction and difficulties faced during the construction stage.

(c)     The ventilation system of the tunnel.

(d)    Escape tunnel and procedure for extraction from the tunnel in case of an emergency.

(e)    The elaborate security apparatus and the 850 camera CCTV monitoring system.

(f)     Extraction of vehicles in case of breakdown within the tunnel.

(g)    Quick reaction by police force in case of a terrorist attack.

Overall the visit to Atal Tunnel was  educative and awe inspiring.

 

Education Tour from Delhi to Leh Ladakh by Amity University Gurugram TRUP between 2nd August – 8th August 2021

During the visit the students were briefed about (b) Technologies used for construction and difficulties faced during the construction stage