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Land for all railway stations was being acquired and work was going on in small phases over the entire route. [3] 2024 Oct: Construction is yet to commence, final completion date is yet to be decided. [11] A1. Doiwala–Dehradun–Uttarkashi–Maneri Gangotri Railway, 131 km, 11 stations: [11] 2024 Jan: feasibility study completed. [11] A2.
The Doiwala–Dehradun–Uttarkashi–Maneri Gangotri Railway, notified as the project of national strategic importance, is Indian Railways's one of the four constituent routes of the proposed Char Dham Railway connecting the holiest Chota Char Dham of Hinduism.
Uttarkashi is situated on the banks of river Bhagirathi at an altitude of 1158 m above sea level. Uttarkashi is generally known as a holy town close to Rishikesh. It is located in the state of Uttarakhand in India. Uttarkashi is home to a number of ashrams and temples and also to the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.
The total cost of ₹12,000 crores and the foundation stone of the project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 December 2016 at Parade Ground in Dehradun.The highway will be called Char Dham Mahamarg (Char Dham Highway) and the highway construction project will be called as Char Dham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojana (Char Dham Highway Development Project) and is made to improve the ...
Route information; Length: 127 km (79 mi) ... Location; Country: India: States: Uttarakhand: 127 km (79 mi) Primary destinations: Uttarkashi - Yamunotri: Highway ...
[10] [11] Nearest airports are Dehradun Airport (220 km southwest) [12] and Shimla Airport (375 km west). Harshil is on NH-34 within the Char Dham Highway network. The "Karcham-Harshil Road" , nearly 150 km long route, was announced in 2020 which will link Karcham on NH-5 (site of Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant ) to Harshil, both in ...
Rajaji National Park in Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal District and Govind Pashu Vihar National Park & Gangotri National Park in Uttarkashi District are some other protected areas in the state. [56] Bengal tigers and leopards are found in areas that are abundant in hills but may also venture into the lowland jungles.
Gangotri is a town and a Nagar Panchayat (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is 99 km from Uttarkashi , the main district headquarter. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi – the origin of the river Ganges .