SUPREME COURT HAS ALLOWED CHARDHAM PROJECT UNDER DLPS WITH SET UP OF THE HIGH POWER COMMITTEE HEADED BY EX - SC JUDGE

The supreme court of India while deciding issue and matter related to the Chardham project has declined permission to widen the roads as per the requirement of the armed forces , while the 2020 order has been issued on the basis of MoRTH notification of 2018 and now the Supreme court has ordered for double lane carriage way with paved shoulders as mentioned in the MoRTH circular 2020 where in the extra width has been marked as per the schedule under double lane carriage way.As regards the other concerns mentioned in the armed forces national security and safety measures of the necessity to carrying out the Chardham project the SC has ordered to constitute a High power Committee and felt that the NH provides vital connection to establish the armed forces along the Indo China boarder so need for providing DLPS standard is proportionate to the object and requirements of the security concern assessed by the MoD .The HPC will consist ex SC judge , representatives from the envoirnmental engineering and forest research institute which will submit its report to the.SC  as necessary for the envoirnmental analysis as per the verification conducted with the observations under law code manual prefixed by the NGT as well as the other concerned to look into the matter required for the protection of green safeguards however it has been directed that the MoRTH and MoD can proceed with the project subject to the condition that it will address the all concerned declared responsible by the HPC and too by the judgement of court time to time issued in this behalf of the benchmarks required for the sustainable development based on the parameters enumerated by the envoirnmental equity protected for carrying out the Chardham project along the Indo China border .