SC had ordered that road width on Char Dham route should be 5.5 metres. But the 21 members said ‘this is impractical as it is not possible to grow trees on the excavated parts’.
SC ordered on 8 September that width of Char Dham highway will be 5.5m due to ecological concerns in Himalayas. MoD wants it at 7m for security reasons.
SC took cognisance of a letter by chairman of a court-appointed panel, who alleged the ministry was adhering to an old circular & making 10-metre wide roads on Char Dham route.
The BJP govt in Uttarakhand also told the court that Subramanian Swamy is fighting a proxy petition and that he has no interest in the welfare of pilgrims.
From coastal Andhra Pradesh to Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab, from bonfires in UP to midnight pledges in Chennai and Lahore, Vande Mataram was a war cry to galvanise people toward azaadi.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
every infrastructure project is opposed on environment grounds while no one cares about people dumping garbage or throwing stuff to rivers. these stupid law suits are only for 2 minute fame, delay development. all these people are anti development, who live in cities and had never even visited such rural areas
Cant agree more with the panel members. This road will highly benefit the area in terms of tourism and other development activities. People of the area looking forward for such roads. We cant stop development just for the views of people visiting the area in cars for summer vacations
every infrastructure project is opposed on environment grounds while no one cares about people dumping garbage or throwing stuff to rivers. these stupid law suits are only for 2 minute fame, delay development. all these people are anti development, who live in cities and had never even visited such rural areas
Cant agree more with the panel members. This road will highly benefit the area in terms of tourism and other development activities. People of the area looking forward for such roads. We cant stop development just for the views of people visiting the area in cars for summer vacations