Silkyara tunnel project to continue after safety audit, repair of broken structure: OfficialThe Silkyara tunnel project in Uttarakhand, a part of the 900-km 'Char Dham Yatra All Weather Road,' will continue after a safety audit and...
29 Nov, 2023, 05.21 PM IST
Need to balance ecology, economy: Pushkar DhamiUttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed his joy following the successful evacuation of 41 workers trapped for nearly 17 da...
29 Nov, 2023, 03.17 PM IST
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: India's infrastructure play to counter China threatPrime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone of the project in 2016. The project, called Char Dham Mahamarg, will comprise ne...
23 Nov, 2023, 08.12 PM IST
Anand Mahindra prays for rescue of 41 trapped workers in Uttarkashi tunnel, says 'NDRF heroes will bring them out soon'The 41 men have been inside the Silkyara tunnel for 12 days now.
23 Nov, 2023, 02.04 PM IST
Big improvement in India's disaster preparedness, response: IUCNIUCN India and the TCS Foundation have launched an initiative, "Himalaya for the Future", which aims to enhance sustainability and the well...
11 Feb, 2023, 05.50 PM IST
Several parliamentary panels pointed to 'fragile nature of Himalayan ecology'Both the Char Dham project and the hydel power projects, which are now being debated for their ecological impact in Joshimath, have been ra...
12 Jan, 2023, 12.35 AM IST
Highways within 100 km of LoC, borders will not need green nod: GovernmentA high-powered committee that looked into the Char Dham project, in its final report submitted in July 2020 unanimously suggested that an e...
19 Jul, 2022, 11.31 AM IST
Amid India-China border concerns, Supreme Court allows Char Dham project with a riderA high-powered committee, charged by the SC in 2019 to oversee work on the project keeping all environmental concerns in mind, had earlier ...
15 Dec, 2021, 06.58 AM IST
Need wider Char Dham roads to counter China: Govt to SCThe bench is hearing a petition filed by NGO Citizens for Green Doon to oppose the project on environmental grounds. It is being represente...
10 Nov, 2021, 08.34 AM IST
Kashi, Ayodhya, Char Dham projects key to religious tourism ecosystem: PM ModiHighlighting the recent grand celebration of Deepotsava in Ayodhya and the ongoing construction of the Ram temple there, Modi said, "Ayodhy...
06 Nov, 2021, 07.31 AM IST
No link between Uttarakhand floods, highway construction for Char Dham project: GovernmentAs per scientific evidence available with the state government, this was is purely a natural event with no indication of human footprint di...
22 Mar, 2021, 06.39 PM IST
Need chopper landing facilities at eco-sensitive zones for rescue operations: Parliamentary panel"Taking cognisance of the glacier burst at Uttarakhand that occurred on February 7, 2021 which led to loss of precious lives, the Committee...
21 Mar, 2021, 12.33 PM IST
Global warming, climate change, Char Dham projects in focusPrima facie, global warming and climate change appear to be the factors. The Nanda Devi biosphere reserve, where the glacier is located, ha...
08 Feb, 2021, 09.14 AM IST
Zojila Tunnel project awarded to Hyderabad-based Megha EngineeringThe National Highways and Infrastructure development Corporation (NHIDCL) on Tuesday issued the letter of award to Megha Engineering to exe...
26 Aug, 2020, 09.40 AM IST
Government looks to complete Char Dham project before 2018-end: Nitin GadkariHe said the highways are built on a 900-km new alignment and tunnels etc are built at a fast pace as this will be an all-weather road.
27 Aug, 2017, 05.57 PM IST
Expedite nod to infrastructure projects, Char Dham: Nitin Gadkari at group of ministersThe meeting was attended by Piyush Goyal, Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan, officials of various ministries, including railways and defen...
04 Aug, 2017, 02.17 PM IST
India needs to get rid of Kaala Dhan and Kaala Mann: PM Narendra ModiModi listed out his pro-poor initiatives and also OROP, which he said was not implemented in last 40 years by successive Central government...
27 Dec, 2016, 05.37 PM IST