#Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone

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मुख्यमंत्री ने कहा, समय भीतर पूरी हो जाए ऑल वेदर रोड परियोजना

मुख्यमंत्री ने कहा, समय भीतर पूरी हो जाए ऑल वेदर रोड परियोजना

मुख्यमंत्री त्रिवेंद्र सिंह रावत ने की निर्माणाधीन ऑल वेदर रोड की समीक्षा  भागीरथी इको सेंसिटिव जोन के अन्तर्गत सड़क निर्माण के लिए 15 दिन के अन्दर  इन्वायरमेंट इम्पेक्ट एसेसमेंट की व्यवस्था की जाएः सीएम देवभूमि मीडिया ब्यूरोदेहरादून। मुख्यमंत्री त्रिवेन्द्र सिंह रावत ने शुक्रवार को सचिवालय में ऑल वेदर रोड परियोजना की समीक्षा की। मुख्यमंत्री ने कहा कि यह परियोजना राष्ट्रीय एवं सामरिक महत्व की…

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21 of 26 SC panel members for 10m Char Dham road

NEW DELHI: A majority of members, 21 of 26, of the Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee have supported widening of the Char Dham road to a 10-metre tarred surface (7-metre main carriageway and 3-metre paved shoulder) considering the “security interests of the nation“. Four members of the panel, including its chairman and environmentalist Ravi Chopra, have recommended the road width to be 5.5 metres (intermediary lane). One member has recommended that the national highways from Rishikesh to Gangotri, Rishikesh to Mana and Tanakpur to Pithoragarh should be widened to 10 metres, but a flexible approach be adopted in areas like the Bhagirathi eco sensitive zone to minimise damage to forest and wildlife habitat. The member secretary of the panel has not given any view. The SC had directed the HPC to deliberate on the defence ministry’s interlocutory application in the court to allow widening of the road to a two-lane main carriageway, which is 7 metres, to meet strategic requirements. The report was submitted to the SC on December 31 and the court is likely to take up the issue on January 18. Last month, the ministry of road transport and highways issued a fresh circular modifying its 2018 circular on the width of roads in hilly states. It said for roads in hilly and mountainous terrain, which act as feeder roads to the China border or are of strategic importance for national security, the carriageway width should be 7 metres with 1.5-metre paved shoulders on either side. The 2018 circular had specified that the road width in such terrains should be 5.5 metres. The three minority members have concluded in their report, “After reviewing all arguments presented on behalf of the MoD’s application and the deliberations during the meeting, we are not persuaded to accept the plea that the original 2018 circular, prior to the amendment dated December 15, 2020, should be overlooked nor are we persuaded to request this honourable court to change their order dated September 8, 2020. We request that the prayer by the MoD may be reconsidered keeping in mind the long-term impacts on the fragile Himalayan terrain and the sensitive ecosystems.” In its presentation before the HPC, an MoD representative had shown the pictures of tank transporter and artillery equipment, which may be required to be transported to border locations in case of exigency. Linear dimensions of such large vehicles and equipment require road geometrics of minimum two-lane specifications.

source https://bbcbreakingnews.com/2021/01/05/21-of-26-sc-panel-members-for-10m-char-dham-road/

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भागीरथी पर्यावरण संवेदनशील क्षेत्र के जोनल मास्टर प्लान को मंजूरी

भागीरथी पर्यावरण संवेदनशील क्षेत्र के जोनल मास्टर प्लान को मंजूरी

भागीरथी पर्यावरण संवेदनशील क्षेत्र की अधिसूचना में उत्तराखंड सरकार को जेडएमपी तैयार करने का अधिकार प्रदान किया गया था जेडएमपी वाटरशेड दृष्टिकोण पर आधारित है,इसमें वन एवं वन्यजीव, जल प्रबंधन, सिंचाई, ऊर्जा, पर्यटन, सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य एवं स्वच्छता, सड़क अवसंरचना आदि के क्षेत्र में गवर्नेंस भी शामिल हैं देवभूमि मीडिया ब्यूरोनई दिल्ली। उत्तराखंड राज्य में चारधाम सड़क परियोजना की समीक्षा बैठक में,…