Nitin Gadkari makes road to Chaardhaam All Weather Road easier; Instructs to clear all pending issues
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Mumbai, July 18: Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari today reviewed the Chaardham road project in the State of Uttarakhand via Video Conference. He called for expeditious disposal of all pending issues and for completing land acquisition at the 'earliest' in a meeting held via video conference.
The Chaardham Project proposes to connect Yamnotri, Gangotri, Badrinath, and Kedarnath which host Chaardham Yatra in the State of Uttarakhand. The all-weather Chaardham Road has in all 53 projects of 826 km length, involving an investment of Rs 12000 crore.
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat, Union MoS for Road Transport & Highways Gen (Retd) V K Singh and other senior officers of the two Ministries, as well as from state government were present.
Emphasizing that this project is of great national importance and should be handled from that perspective by all concerned, Gadkari requested CM Uttarakhand to personally review issues pending at the level of state government especially those related to the environment, land acquisition, etc. He also asked for strict monitoring and cautioned against deliberate delays.
ऑल वेदर चार धाम सड़क परियोजना की समीक्षा बैठक की। केंद्रीय पर्यावरण मंत्री श्री @PrakashJavdekar जी, उत्तराखंड के मुख्यमंत्री श्री @tsrawatbjp जी, हमारे राज्यमंत्री @Gen_VKSingh जी तथा अन्य वरिष्ठ अधिकारी इस बैठक में उपस्थित थे। pic.twitter.com/D9z6tRyd5B
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) July 17, 2020
Speaking on the occasion, Union Environment Minister Javadekar stressed upon "taking up of project implementation by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways based on the recommendations of High Powered Committee. The Environment Minister further assured to extend all required cooperation from the Ministry for early completion of Projects."
Participated in a meeting chaired by @nitin_gadkari ji on the #Chardham road construction project. @moefcc, @MORTHIndia & #Uttarakhand govt. are working with full synergy to ensure speedy completion of this key project providing all weather connectivity. @PMOIndia @tsrawatbjp pic.twitter.com/3k6oENDFwI
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) July 17, 2020
Javadekar informed, "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 16th July, 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 sanitation, road infrastructure, etc," a statement read.
Further, it was 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 Ministry of Road Transport and State Government Departments.
Meanwhile, CM Uttarakhand Rawat assured to personally review and thrash out all issues pertaining to the project pending at the State level, including faster land acquisition. He requested Gadkari to consider a proposal being worked by the State Govt for NH connectivity to Gairsain, the summer capital of Uttarakhand. He said DPR is being prepared for the same. Gadkari assured that the same will be considered expeditiously as soon as it is received in his Office.