There is only a little time left for the Badrinath yatra to begin but the Badrinath highway, which is the only route of the yatra, has turned dangerous at a few places. More than a dozen danger zones have been recognized and are scaring the passengers. This is a direct result of the landslide caused during the widening of the highway route.
After the treatment of the old landslide zone in Paradeep, Maithana, and Lambagad, the landslides have stopped as of now. Right now, there are 13 different places between Gauchar and Badrinath where the hill cutting work is still under process. The work has resumed after the ban by the Supreme Court has been lifted. Other than this, the danger zones have emerged due to landslides during the process of widening over 15 different regions. The problem of landslides is a common one on the hills however it tends to increase during the rainy season.
The National Highway Authority of India or NHAI says that it is not possible to complete the highway work by rock cutting method during this current travel season. An action plan is proposed for the permanent treatment of the newly emerged landslide zone. In such a situation, safe movement on the highway during the travel season is no less than a challenge.
The work of cutting the rock to widen Badrinath highway road in certain places is yet to be done. Adequate machines and workers will be employed in the danger zone to ensure safety for travelers during the travel season. The cutting rock procedure will also be accelerated at night. Maximum care will be taken that the passengers will not be inconvenienced.
Road safety on the Badrinath highway is the priority of the administration. For this, Joint Inspection of NH, RTO and the administration team has been done. The administration will take steps for the improvement and security of the danger zone before the travel season.
There are danger zones at many places on the Badrinath highway. It has been inspected and marked. If the concerned department does not adopt security measures here, then the police will deploy police personnel for safe movement, so that the pilgrims do not face any problems.
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