Char Dham Project Flashcards
1
Q
SC permitted the Central Gov for double lane widening of roads for the project. The width of the roads now can be?
A
10m
2
Q
Char Dham consists of
A
Yamunotri (river Yamuna), Gangotri(Bhagirathi at source or Ganga from Devprayag onwards where it meets Alaknanda), Badrinath (Alaknanda River),. Kedarnath ( Mandakini River)
3
Q
Cost of the Chat Dham Project
A
12,000 crore
4
Q
Area of project
A
889 km
5
Q
BRO conceived and raised in
A
1960 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
6
Q
BRO comes under administrative control of
A
Ministry of Defence
7
Q
Oversight committee headed by former Justice
A
AK sikri
8
Q
Foundation stone for Project laid by PM modi in
A
2014
9
Q
Implementing agencies
A
BRO, UTTARAKHAND state public works department (PWD), NHIDCL (National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited)
