Chief Minister inspects bridge-tunnel project and Sangam Library in Rudraprayag. Trial movement begins on bridge-tunnel route built at a cost of Rs 156 crore, to be inaugurated soon: Chief Minister.
Connecting Kedarnath and Badrinath National Highways will ease Char Dham Yatra, provide relief from traffic jams in Rudraprayag. Chief Minister appreciates ‘Donate a Book, Plant a Tree of Knowledge’ campaign. Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday inspected the bridge and tunnel project constructed under the Char Dham road project in Rudraprayag. During the inspection, he took stock of the project and said that it will be formally inaugurated soon. The Chief Minister also visited the Sangam Library being run by the district administration under the ‘Donate a Book, Plant a Tree of Knowledge’ camp.
Under the Char Dham road project, a 200-meter-long bridge over the Alaknanda River and a 900.30-meter-long tunnel have been constructed in Rudraprayag at a cost of about Rs 156 crore. The total length of this project, including the bridge, tunnel and approach road, is about 1.18 kilometers. This important project will directly connect the Kedarnath National Highway (NH-107) to the Badrinath National Highway (NH-07).Trial movement on the bridge-tunnel route has been started from Monday. The Chief Minister said that this important project will be formally inaugurated soon. Once regular traffic starts on the route, pilgrims going to Kedarnath and Badrinath Dham will not have to pass through Rudraprayag market.
This will reduce traffic pressure in the town during the Char Dham Yatra and provide relief to local residents and pilgrims from the problem of traffic jams.The Chief Minister said that making the Char Dham Yatra more smooth, safe and organized is the priority of the state government. With better road connectivity and development of modern infrastructure, devotees will get facilities and local business, tourism and employment opportunities will also be boosted.During this, the Chief Minister also took stock of the slope protection and stabilization works being carried out in landslide-affected areas on the Rudraprayag-Gaurikund National Highway.
The objective of these works is to reduce the risk of landslides and make the yatra route safer and stronger.The Chief Minister visited the Sangam Library under the ‘Donate a Book, Plant a Tree of Knowledge’ campaign run by the district administration and appreciated this innovative initiative. Launched on the initiative of District Magistrate Shri Vishal Mishra, the objective of this campaign is to develop interest in studies among students, make useful books available for preparation of competitive examinations and enrich libraries.The campaign is receiving encouraging support from public representatives, officers and common citizens.
Under the campaign, more than 2,500 books have been received for the Sangam Library. These include useful books for competitive examinations, general knowledge, literature and various subjects. Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami has also contributed 150 books to this campaign.The Chief Minister said that books are an important medium for acquiring knowledge and personality development. Campaigns like book donation are especially useful for those students who need study material for preparation of competitive examinations. He said that this initiative of enriching libraries with the cooperation of society will encourage the culture of reading and learning among the youth.District Magistrate Shri Vishal Mishra said that the books received through the campaign are being made available to students and readers. This is especially benefiting the youth preparing for competitive examinations. He said that efforts are being made to develop libraries as effective centers of study and knowledge enhancement through public participation.
On this occasion, Cabinet Minister Shri Bharat Singh Chaudhary, Vice President of Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee Shri Vijay Kaprwan, Vice President of Border Area Monitoring Council Shri Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Vice Chairperson of State Women Commission Smt. Aishwarya Rawat, District Panchayat President Smt. Poonam Kathait, BJP District President Shri Bharat Bhushan Bhatt, Shri Girwar Singh Rawat, District Panchayat members Shri Jaiwardhan Kandpal, Shri Amit Kumar Maikhandi and Shri Gambhir Singh Bisht, former BJP District President Shri Mahavir Panwar, State Working Committee member Shri Ajay Semwal, Director General Information Shri Banshidhar Tiwari, District Magistrate Rudraprayag Shri Vishal Mishra, Chief Development Officer Shri Rajendra Singh Rawat, Sub-District Magistrate Shri Sohan Singh Saini and other public representatives and officers were present.
