Char Dham Highway

Char Dham Expressway National Highway
चार धाम महामार्ग
Route information
Maintained by National Highways Authority of India
Length 719.0 km (446.8 mi)
Major junctions
North end Mana
South end Rishikesh
Location
States Uttarakhand
Major cities

Rishikesh, Dharasu, Yamunotri, Gangotri, Rudraprayag, Gaurikund,

Kedarnath, Joshimath, Badrinath, Mana[1]
Highway system

    Char Dham Expressway National Highway (Hindi: चार धाम महामार्ग), is a proposed two-lane (in each direction) express National Highway with a minimum width of 10 metres in the state of Uttarakhand. The proposed highway will compliment the under development Char Dham Railway by connecting the four holy places in Uttarakhand states includes Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri The project includes 900 km national highways will connect whole of Uttarakhand state.[2][3]

    Development

    The total cost of INR ₹12000 crores and the foundation stone of the project was laid by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 27 December 2016 at Parade Ground in Dehradun. The highway will be called Char Dham Mahamarg (Char Dham Highway) and the highway construction project will be called as Char Dham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojana (Char Dham Highway Development Project) and is made to improve the connectivity to the Chota Char Dham centered in the Himalayas.[2][3][4][5] Road will include several long bridges and tunnels to eliminate accident and slide prone areas. Indian Railway and National Highways Authority of India have been directed, by the Chief Secretary of India, to ensure that rail and road highway routes are integrated on this circuit.[6]

    Route Alignment

    Originating from Rishikesh, Char Dham highway network will have four distinct routes,[6]

    From west to east and south to north.

    Facilities

    The project will have bypasses, bridges, viaducts, pit stops, parking, helipads and helicopter emergency response services, etc along the way.[10]

    Current status

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone on December 2016.[10][11]

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Work on KMP Expressway to start soon". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
    2. 1 2 Chardham highway project: PM Modi lays foundation stone in Dehradun
    3. 1 2 PM to Lay Foundation Stone of ‘Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna’
    4. ↑ PM Modi lays foundation stone for 900-km highway network
    5. ↑ Uttarakhand: PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Chardham Mahamarg
    6. 1 2 Safer, smoother, shorter Char Dham Yatra, Times of India, 3-Sept-2014
    7. ↑ 采编 (2005-11-26). "中印边境自卫反击作战史". 中国国防资讯网. Retrieved 2005-11-26.
    8. 1 2 Achilles Heel in India's Border Defence with China!, Indian Defence Review, 20 June 2017.
    9. ↑ After 24 years of work, strategic military outpost near India-China border connected with motorable road, Times of India, 11 Nov 2016.
    10. 1 2 PM Modi lays foundation for Rs 12,000-crore Char Dham highway project, Economic Times, 27-Dec-2016
    11. ↑ Centre's 'Chardham' highway project under NGT scanner, Economic Times, 4-May-2017
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