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Trekking track to Kedarnath to be ready before yatra: Uttarakhand CM

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DS Kunwar,TNN | Feb 10, 2014, 03.14 PM IST UTTARAKHAND: CM Harish Rawat on Sunday announced that his government has prepared a blueprint to begin reconstruction of the 10-km-long pedestrian tracks from Rambara to Gaurikund and 8km track from Rambara to Kedarnath. The tracks will be ready for the Char Dham yatra begins. These two pedestrian tracks leading to Kedarnath were completely washed away in the flash floods on the night of 16 June and 17 June. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Rawat said the blueprint on the pedestrian tracks' reconstruction has been prepared after detailed consultation with experts in the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and National Disaster Management Response Force (NDRF). Work will begin as soon as the weather improves, he added. Rawat said as these two tracks are part of region's main life line, government reconstruction after improvement in inclement weather conditions.He made it clear that he has asked PWD and other senior offici