(HT)
Five strategically important roads would soon be aligned along the India-China border touching Uttarakhand under the centrally funded Bharat Mala scheme, Union minister Nitin Gadkari announced. “Besides, seaplanes will soon start landing on the Ganga and other rivers and water bodies like Tehri lake dotting the state under a new project to be introduced nationwide,” the road transport and highways told reporters after reviewing the Chardham all-weather road project and the Namami Gange project on Monday.
Gadkari said the Centre set aside a budget of Rs 10, 000 crore for the Baijnath-Tharali-Karnprayag road, the Askot-Dharchula-Malpa-Lipulekh road, Baijnath-Bageshwar-Kapkot-Munsyari-Seraghat-Joljivi road, Pana-Musapani-Mana road and Joshimath-Malari road. The five roads would be aligned in a 570 km area.
