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Rohtang tunnel likely to be done by 2019: Himachal CM

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Shimla: Residents of hamlets spread across Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul Valley will have to wait four years more for completion of the much-delayed strategically important Rohtang tunnel near picturesque resort Manali, according to Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.

The chief minister gave the likely date for the project’s completion in a written reply in the assembly on Tuesday.

Relying to a question of BJP member Gobind Thakur, the chief minister quoting the chief engineer of the Rohtang tunnel project said 57 percent tunnel digging has been completed and the “construction is likely to be completed by January 2019”.

The construction work began in November 2011, he added.

Every year, when heavy snowfall high up the Rohtang Pass closes the road connectivity to the valley in Lahaul-Spiti district for at least five months, the lone state-run helicopter, which normally operates once in a week to transport the locals, is the only mode of transportation.

The construction of Rohtang tunnel, beneath the majestic Rohtang Pass, which is a major attraction for both domestic and foreign tourists and located 52 km from Manali, would ensure all-weather connectivity to the valley.

The Rs.1,495-crore tunnel’s foundation stone was laid by United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi June 28, 2010, in the picturesque Solang Valley.

Official sources told IANS that the horse-shoe-shaped 8.8-km-long tunnel has missed its February 2015 deadline and the delay will face a cost overrun of Rs.500-600 crore.

The project is being built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in collaboration with Strabag-Afcons, a joint venture between India’s Afcons Infrastructure Ltd and Strabag SE of Austria.

 

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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