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PM Modi To Kick-Start The Char Dham Highway Development Project In Uttarakhand Today
Swarajya Staff
Dec 27, 2016, 11:33 AM | Updated 11:33 AM IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be laying the foundation stone for the Char Dham highway project in Uttarakhand today (27 December). In a series of tweets, he said:
Will visit Devbhoomi Uttarakhand today for the inauguration of a key infrastructure project, the Char Dham highway development programme.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 27, 2016
Char Dham highway project will lead to creation of over 900 km of roads. Connectivity & tourism will get a strong boost through the project.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 27, 2016
Adding of bypasses, tunnels, bridges & flyovers will ease travel. Proper slope stabilisation will ensure protection against landslides.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 27, 2016
The Chardham Highway Development Programme (Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna) will involve the creation of 900km of roads, linking the four Himalayan shrines situated in Uttarakhand, namely Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. The total investment to be made in this project is Rs 12,000 crore, of which 17 projects amounting to Rs 3,000 crore have already been sanctioned and tendered.
The need for this project arose after travel to the four pilgrimage centres became difficult after floods devastated Uttarakhand last year. Other occurrences like landslides are also an ever-present danger in this region. This project will help ease travel and improve connectivity in the Himalayan areas connecting these centres.
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