Chardham Project:
Context: A Supreme Court-appointed expert committee has alleged violations of the court orders in the execution of the Chardham road project.
What was the Court ruling?
A controversial aspect was the proposed width of the two-lane highways envisaged.
● The top court ruled last month that a width of 5.5 metre be enforced as it was in conformity with a 2018 recommendation of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) for mountain roads.
What is Chardham Project?
Theproject comprises improvement as well as the development of 889 km length of national highways.
● The project will connect Badrinath Dham, Kedarnath Dham, Gangotri, Yamunotri, and part of the route leading to Kailash Mansarovar yatra.
Prelims Link:
1. Overview of the project.
2. Important National Parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the region.
3. Important rivers flowing through these places.
4. Difference between National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries.
SOURCE :- THE HINDU
