New Delhi: Aligning with the Prime Minister's vision to develop the ancient holy town of Badrinath as a spiritual smart hill town, Maharatna PSU, Power Grid has signed an MoU with Shri Kedarnath Utthan Charitable Trust on March 17. The MoU was signed between Power Grid's Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) K Sreekant and Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board's Secretary (Tourism) & CEO Dilip Jawalkar for developmental projects like construction of road and enhancement of public buildings façade on both sides of the road.
The developmental projects worth about Rs 19.3 crores will include the construction of 2.5 km long 10.5 m wide road. It will prevent traffic jams and help inefficient traffic management. High points of this project will be façade enhancement on public and devasthanam board buildings, battery-operated public transport, installation of property signages, wayfinding signages, ambient lighting, tap-off water supply service and drainage that will highlight the aesthetics of this Char Dham pilgrimage town and maintain its uniqueness.
The pilgrimage town of Badrinath is located in tough terrain, inaccessible by roads during October-March every year. Despite the problem, projects will be completed in 3 years. It is estimated that the projects will benefit around 15.6 lakh pilgrims every year visiting Badrinath 2025 onwards.
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