Char Dham project: Detailed geological study is needed before infra activity in Himalayas, says environmentalist Ravi Chopra
The Silkyara tunnel is part of the Union governments ambitious Char Dham Mahamarg Pariyojana. It is a highway widening project for almost 900 km in Uttarakhand to provide all-weather connectivity to the Hindu pilgrimage sites of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath. In August 2019, the Supreme Court set up a high-powered committee to examine the “cumulative and independent” impact of the project “on the entire Himalayan valleys”.
Mahamarg Pariyojana Indulekha Aravind Nitin Gadkari Ravi Chopra India Council For Technical Education Supreme Court
Source: indiatimes.com