Char Dham Highway


Char Dham National Highway, is an under construction two-lane express National Highway with a minimum width of 10 metres in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The proposed highway will complement the under construction Char Dham Railway by connecting the four holy places in Uttarakhand states namely Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.The project includes 900 km national highways which will connect whole of Uttarakhand state.

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 and the highway construction project will be called as Char Dham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojana and is made to improve the connectivity to the Chota Char Dham nestled in the Himalayas. 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.

Route alignment

Originating from Rishikesh, Char Dham highway network will have four distinct routes,
From west to east and south to north:
The project will have bypasses, bridges, viaducts, pit stops, parking, helipads and helicopter emergency response services, etc. along the way.

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