Soon safer & economical Indian Railways connectivity to Char Dham in Uttarakhand! Piyush Goyal reviews project

The involved officers have been directed by the minister to do an in depth overview of all of the options contemplating the consolation and security of the general public.

Whereas reviewing the final mile connectivity plans for Indian Railways’ Char Dham challenge, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal stated that pilgrims should get protected, quick, and cozy final leg connectivity with Char Dham locations. The involved officers have been directed by the minister to do an in depth overview of all of the options contemplating the consolation and security of the general public. For all the challenge, choices of all final leg connectivity to be examined together with detailed price implications as much as completion, Goyal stated. He additional stated that complete planning for the challenge must be achieved to cater to the necessity of tourism in addition to to make it handy for the pilgrims to succeed in the temple well timed and safely.

In accordance with the ministry, the Closing Location Survey (FLS) for brand spanking new Broad Gauge rail connectivity to Char Dham i.e. Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath is close to completion. It additional stated that Kedarnath and Badrinath railway connectivity will take off from Karnaprayag railway station which is a part of 125 km lengthy Rishikesh – Karnaprayag new Broad Gauge rail line challenge, beneath development at full swing. Whereas Yamunotri and Gangotri rail connectivity will take off from the present Doiwala station. As per the connectivity survey of Char Dham BG Rail, the terminal station of the brand new railway line are terminating at Uttarkashi, Barkot, Joshimath, Soneprayag, that are in need of Char Dham temples on account of steep terrain in addition to limitation of Broad Gauge ruling gradients.

To cater to the necessity of tourism in addition to to make it handy for the pilgrims to succeed in the temples well timed and safely, Reconnaissance Engineering Survey (RES) is being carried out for connecting new Broad Gauge railway terminal stations to Dhams (Temples). That is being achieved with an goal to search for an acceptable system that’s eco-friendly, protected and a vacationer attraction on the identical time.

A number of pilgrims flocks to Char Dhams and numerous home and worldwide vacationer are interested in web site seeing and trekking in Uttarakhand. The prevailing highway connectivity to those websites passes via fragile mountainous slopes and likewise it suffers from critical handicaps of load, capability, velocity and security. Indian Railways’ connectivity to those Char Dham locations will make the journey all-weather, economical, eco-friendly, safer and cozy.