Chardham project: Follow 2018 circular on width of hilly roads, SC tells Centre
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Tuesday said the 2018 circular of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on width of roads in hilly and mountainous terrains be followed in construction of Chardham highway project, providing all-weather connectivity to four holy towns of Uttarakhand.
A bench headed by Justice Fali Nariman ordered the Centre to comply with the 2018 circular of the MoRTH 2018 circular where the intermediate carriageway of 5.5 meters tarred surface is adopted for hilly terrain.
