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”.
Source: indiatimes.com