The Supreme Court upheld the Government’s mandate to broaden three Himalayan highways, considered crucial by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for quick troop build-up along the India-China border.
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The three National Highways — Rishikesh to Mana, Rishikesh to Gangotri and Tanakpur to Pithoragarh — act as feeder roads to the northern border with China.
They are part of the Char Dham Highway project.
Char Dham
The Char Dham (meaning: four abodes) is a set of four pilgrimage sites in India.
The four Dhams are, Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram.
The Char Dham as defined by Adi Shankaracharya consists of four Hindu pilgrimage sites.
Another small circuit in Uttarakhand of four pilgrimage sites-Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath is referred to as Chota Char Dham.
