February 10, 2016 9:19 AM

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Centre will build a 900 km road for chardham

Centre will build a 900 km road for the four Himalayan shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, also known as chardham.<br/><br/>Union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari made this announcement after laying the foundation stone of 93-km Rampur-Rudrapur-Kathgodam four lane highway in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand on Tuesday.<br/><br/>He said, this four lane highway will be built on the pattern of expressway.<br/><br/>Mr Gadkari said, Centre also plans to make a 100-km road in the Gunji zone in Pithoragarh district to make the Mansarovar Yatra more smooth.<br/><br/>Expressing concern at the spurt in road accidents in Uttarakhand, he said there will be fewer mishaps with better roads and the Centre is working in that direction.

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