K singh, Indian footballer

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday reviewed the Chardham all-weather road project in Uttarakhand and called for expeditious disposal of all pending issues and for completing land acquisition at the earliest.In a meeting via video conference, he emphasised that the project is of great national importance and should be handled from that perspective by all concerned.Gadkari requested Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat to personally review issues pending at the level of state government especially those related to the environment, land acquisition etc. and asked for strict monitoring and cautioned against deliberate delays.The meeting was attended by Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways Gen (retd) V K Singh and the state's ministers of environment and forest and PWD.Speaking on the occasion, Javadekar stressed upon taking up of project implementation by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways based on the recommendations of the high powered committee.He assured all required cooperation from the Ministry for early completion of the project.Javadekar informed that the Zonal Master Plan(ZMP) for the Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone, prepared by the Government of Uttarakhand and appraised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, has been approved on July 16, 2020."The ZMP is based on watershed approach and includes governance in the area of forest and wildlife, watershed management, irrigation, energy, tourism, public health and station, road infrastructure, etc," said a release by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.It was further decided that Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will review the pending issues related to environment and forest clearances with the officials of the Road Transport Ministry and state government departments.The Chief Minister requested Gadkari to consider a proposal being worked by the state government for National Highway connectivity to Gairsain, the summer capital of Uttarakhand.He said DPR is being prepared for the same. Gadkari assured that it will be considered expeditiously as soon as it is received in his Office."The Chardham Project proposes to connect Yamnotri, Gangotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath which host Chardham Yatra in the State of Uttarakhand. The all-weather Chardham Road has in all 53 projects of 826 km length, involving an investment of Rs 12000 crore," the release said.( With inputs from ANI )

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Lok Sabha Election 2024

Heatwave In India

Mumbai Water Cut

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election

IPL 2024

Salman Khan

K SinghFOLLOW

K singh, Latest News

Football :ISL 2022-23: Chennaiyin FC end eight-game winless streak with victory over East Bengal FC

Chennai, Feb 12 Chennaiyin FC put their eight-game winless streak in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 to ... ...

Business :Union Power Minister lauds stakeholders in addressing aggregate technical and commercial loss in country

Union Minister of Power, and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh has lauded the efforts made by stakeholders ... ...

Business :AAI, other operators to spend Rs 90,000 crore on modernisation of airports

Airports Authority of India (AAI) and other operators have set a target to spend Rs 90,000 crore by 2024-25 on modernisation of airports in the country, Minister of State for Civil Aviation General (Retd) V K Singh said on Thursday. ...

National :PETA announces Rs 50,000 reward for information on missing rhesus macaque

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Saturday announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for information leading to the discovery of a missing rhesus macaque who was illegally held captive for over a year by tattoo artist Kamaljit Singh. ...

National :Gadkari reviews progress on Chardham all-weather road project

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday reviewed the Chardham all-weather road project in Uttarakhand and called for expeditious disposal of all pending issues and for completing land acquisition at the earliest. ...