Dharamshala, Sept. 11 -- In a major boost to connectivity in Himachal Pradesh, two tunnels at Dayod and Hanogi on the Kiratpur-Manali highway in Mandi district are scheduled to be opened for traffic on Friday (September 11).

Union road transport and highways minister, Nitin Gadkari, who announced this in a social media post on Thursday, termed it a significant transformation in connectivity along the Pandoh-Takoli section of National Highway (NH-03), a key route connecting Mandi with Kullu-Manali and onwards towards Leh-Ladakh.

The 2.8-km Dayod Tunnel (T4-01) and 650-metre Hanogi Tunnel (T4-02) will ease two of the most critical bottlenecks on the route to Kullu-Manali and onward towards Leh-Ladakh. The tunnels will reduce the affected ...