Char Dham Project Issue

What is the Char Dham project?

• The Char Dham Project is a Rs 12,000-crore flagship initiative of the central government.
• It is a highway expansion project that seeks to widen 889 km of roads in Uttarakhand.
• It was envisaged in 2016 to provide all-weather connectivity in the upper Himalayas. It focuses on the Char Dham circuit composed of the 4 key shrines: Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.
• It also includes the Tanakpur-Pithoragarh stretch on the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra route.

Why was it challenged?

• In 2018, this project was challenged by an NGO, Citizens for Green Doon (based in Dehradun) at the
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