Atal Tunnel receives 'Best Infrastructure Project' award

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Category : Awards Published on: April 30 2022

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The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) engineering marvel, Atal Tunnel, built in Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh, received the Indian Building Congress' (IBC) 'Best Infrastructure Project' award in New Delhi.
More than thirty state-of-the-art infrastructure projects were nominated for the award. The IBC jury selected the strategic tunnel as the 'Best Project for Excellence in Built Environment' in 2021.
Director General of the BRO, Lt General Rajeev Chaudhry, received the award.
The tunnel, built using the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM), was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 3, 2020.

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Atal Tunnel receives 'Best Infrastructure Project' award