Efforts of JICA Forestry Project in Lahaul and Spiti garner appreciation
The three-day fair, which commenced on Thursday, features three stalls for exhibition and sale set up by the JICA Forestry Project.
The three-day fair, which commenced on Thursday, features three stalls for exhibition and sale set up by the JICA Forestry Project.
Out of the total rescued people, 80 have left for Manali and the remaining have been accommodated in Koksar and Sissu, said the administration.
The bus service will facilitate the direct travellers from Delhi to Leh via Keylong, in two shifts from Keylong to Leh and Leh to Delhi.
The district administration is taking stock of the situation he said, adding that helicopter survey and deployment of NDRF team is underway.
Nevertheless, it is an important achievement as it will reduce the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 km during a major part of the year and will cut down driving time between Lahaul and Spiti valleys from five or six hours to about 30 minutes.
The difficulties increased exponentially due to heavy flow of slurry from crown area to tunnel face leading to frequent disruption of execution of works.
Kinnaur district till date has reported as many as 138 Covid-19 cases and presently there 38 active cases.
The tunnel, costing Rs 3500 crore, was the dream project of former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and is hence named Atal tunnel.
The prospects of the famous seed potato of Lahaul and Spiti district appear to be bright with the state government…
