Shimla, Oct. 8 -- President Droupadi Murmu, on her three-day visit to Himachal Pradesh, visited the historic Hadimba Temple in Manali and the 9.02-km-long Atal Tunnel at Rohtang on Wednesday, officials said. She was accompanied by governor Kavinder Gupta and his wife, Bindu Gupta. At the North Portal of the tunnel, the President was accorded a traditional welcome by local residents. The strategically significant Atal Tunnel, which provides an all-weather link between Manali and the Lahaul-Spiti Valley, was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in 2020. Murmu took keen interest in the engineering features of the tunnel, constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO). Murmu is the second President to visit the tunnel. In June 2022, then President Ram Nath Kovind visited the Atal Tunnel and Lahaul. Later, she visited the Hidimba Temple in Manali and offered prayers....