New Delhi, July 3 -- One of the most ambitious projects of India, the strategic Rohtang tunnel that has been named after former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi in September, informed Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday, July 2.

The work on the project, the Atal tunnel, is likely to be completed by the end of next month and will be dedicated to the nation by PM Mr. Modi in September, announced Chief Minister Thakur during his address at an event at Sissu in Lahaul-Spiti district of the state.

The Rohtang tunnel linking Kullu with the landlocked Lahaul Valley will be named after former PM Mr. Vajpayee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union go...