Trekking track to Kedarnath to be ready before yatra: Uttarakhand CM
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 officials to ensure that these tracks' reconstruction is completed much ahead of Chardham Yatra' resumption in June second week.
"We have set a tentative deadline for May second week for completion of reconstruction on these tracks so as to ensure that locals and pilgrims do not face any difficulties while trekking to Kedarnath shrine," said a senior IAS officer in the state's disaster management department.
Rawat said the Border Road Organization (BRO) and other road construction agencies will be able to begin building the 14-km Gaurikund -Kedarnath motorable road after the trekking tracking is completed. Keeping in view the region's fragile ecology, government has declared the region as a special zone. He announced that government has also constituted a project implementation unit comprising experts and officials from different agencies and departments to speed up reconstruction work in the Kedarnath valley. Rawat said a 20-member expert team is trying to find an alternative motorable route to Kedarnath from Rudrapryag.
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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 officials to ensure that these tracks' reconstruction is completed much ahead of Chardham Yatra' resumption in June second week.
"We have set a tentative deadline for May second week for completion of reconstruction on these tracks so as to ensure that locals and pilgrims do not face any difficulties while trekking to Kedarnath shrine," said a senior IAS officer in the state's disaster management department.
Rawat said the Border Road Organization (BRO) and other road construction agencies will be able to begin building the 14-km Gaurikund -Kedarnath motorable road after the trekking tracking is completed. Keeping in view the region's fragile ecology, government has declared the region as a special zone. He announced that government has also constituted a project implementation unit comprising experts and officials from different agencies and departments to speed up reconstruction work in the Kedarnath valley. Rawat said a 20-member expert team is trying to find an alternative motorable route to Kedarnath from Rudrapryag.
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