Atal Tunnel (Rohtang)

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high-altitude tunnel infrastructure project road tunnel

Atal Tunnel (Rohtang) is a high-altitude road tunnel in the Indian Himalayas that provides all-weather connectivity between Manali and the Lahaul-Spiti region by bypassing the Rohtang Pass.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Atal Tunnel	5
Atal Tunnel (Rohtang) canonical	1
Rohtang Tunnel	1
Rohtang Tunnel (Atal Tunnel)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4857358 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Atal Tunnel (Rohtang)
Context triple: [Manali, nearbyPass, Atal Tunnel (Rohtang)]

A. Shela Bagh Tunnel
Shela Bagh Tunnel is a historic railway tunnel in Balochistan, Pakistan, known as one of the longest and most significant tunnels on the region’s mountainous rail routes.
B. Lowari Tunnel
Lowari Tunnel is a strategic road tunnel in Pakistan that provides a safer, all-weather route through the mountainous Lowari Pass, improving connectivity between Chitral and the rest of the country.
C. Salang Tunnel
The Salang Tunnel is a strategic highway tunnel in Afghanistan that passes through the Hindu Kush mountains, providing a vital north–south transport link between Kabul and the northern provinces.
D. Rohtang Pass
Rohtang Pass is a high mountain pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh, India, known for its scenic beauty and as a key route connecting Kullu with the Lahaul and Spiti valleys.
E. Pandoh–Baggi tunnel
The Pandoh–Baggi tunnel is a key water-conveyance tunnel in Himachal Pradesh, India, that channels diverted Beas River waters from the Pandoh Dam toward downstream hydroelectric and irrigation systems.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Atal Tunnel (Rohtang)
Target entity description: Atal Tunnel (Rohtang) is a high-altitude road tunnel in the Indian Himalayas that provides all-weather connectivity between Manali and the Lahaul-Spiti region by bypassing the Rohtang Pass.

A. Shela Bagh Tunnel
Shela Bagh Tunnel is a historic railway tunnel in Balochistan, Pakistan, known as one of the longest and most significant tunnels on the region’s mountainous rail routes.
B. Lowari Tunnel
Lowari Tunnel is a strategic road tunnel in Pakistan that provides a safer, all-weather route through the mountainous Lowari Pass, improving connectivity between Chitral and the rest of the country.
C. Salang Tunnel
The Salang Tunnel is a strategic highway tunnel in Afghanistan that passes through the Hindu Kush mountains, providing a vital north–south transport link between Kabul and the northern provinces.
D. Rohtang Pass
Rohtang Pass is a high mountain pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh, India, known for its scenic beauty and as a key route connecting Kullu with the Lahaul and Spiti valleys.
E. Pandoh–Baggi tunnel
The Pandoh–Baggi tunnel is a key water-conveyance tunnel in Himachal Pradesh, India, that channels diverted Beas River waters from the Pandoh Dam toward downstream hydroelectric and irrigation systems.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-altitude tunnel ⓘ infrastructure project ⓘ road tunnel ⓘ
bypasses	Rohtang Pass ⓘ
cityServed	Manali ⓘ
connectsTo	Lahaul-Spiti region ⓘ linked to: Lahaul and Spiti district Manali ⓘ
constructedBy	Border Roads Organisation ⓘ
constructionMethod	New Austrian Tunnelling Method ⓘ
constructionStarted	2010-06-28 ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
distanceReduction	about 46 kilometres ⓘ
elevationNorthPortal	about 3071 metres ⓘ
elevationSouthPortal	about 3060 metres ⓘ
facilitates	military logistics ⓘ year-round connectivity to Lahaul Valley ⓘ
fundedBy	Government of India ⓘ
hasEmergencyTunnel	overhead escape tunnel in the same tube ⓘ
hasFeature	bi-directional traffic ⓘ single tube ⓘ
hasSafetyFeature	CCTV surveillance ⓘ automatic incident detection system ⓘ fire hydrants at regular intervals ⓘ telephone connections at intervals ⓘ
hasVentilationSystem	semi-transverse ventilation ⓘ
inauguratedBy	Narendra Modi ⓘ
inauguratedOn	2020-10-03 ⓘ
length	9.02 kilometres ⓘ 9020 metres ⓘ
locatedIn	Himachal Pradesh ⓘ Indian Himalayas ⓘ linked to: Himalayas
locatedNear	Manali ⓘ
maintainedBy	Border Roads Organisation ⓘ
namedAfter	Atal Bihari Vajpayee ⓘ
owner	Government of India ⓘ
partOf	National Highway network of India ⓘ
passesUnder	Rohtang Pass ⓘ
previousName	Rohtang Tunnel ⓘ linked to: Atal Tunnel (Rohtang)
provides	all-weather road connectivity ⓘ
purpose	civilian transportation ⓘ military transportation ⓘ
recognizedAs	one of the highest road tunnels in the world ⓘ
reducesDistanceBetween	Manali and Keylong ⓘ
reducesTravelTimeBetween	Manali and Lahaul ⓘ linked to: Manali
regionServed	Lahaul Valley ⓘ linked to: Lahaul Spiti Valley ⓘ
roadType	two-lane highway tunnel ⓘ
strategicImportance	improves access to India’s border areas with China ⓘ

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