NHAI, BRO told to map landslide zones, deploy machinery as Char Dham yatra resumes, ET Infra
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The Char Dham yatra, which had been suspended on Sunday following a heavy rain alert, resumed on Monday. Garhwal division commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said, "The 24-hour ban on the Char Dham yatra has been lifted. However, district officials along the travel route have been instructed to halt vehicles in their respective districts based on weather conditions." Meanwhile, public works department (PWD) secretary Pankaj Pandey wrote to employees of the department, National Highways Authority of India NHAI ) and Border Roads Organisation ( BRO ), asking them to follow certain guidelines during the monsoon season.He instructed the authorities concerned to identify landslide-prone areas and make necessary arrangements such as earthmovers and deploy manpower at these locations to promptly clear roads blocked by landslides. "All executing agency officials/employees will coordinate with the local administration and leave for personnel will be approved only after the district magistrate's approval in emergency situations. All executing agency officials/employees will be technically available (via satellite phone, mobile, etc.) and will share relief work through email, WhatsApp groups, departmental portals, etc.,"the letter stated. The letter also mentioned that narrow roads and weak bridges should be identified, and measures for their safety or repair should be taken in advance by the competent authority. "It has come to notice that all engineers/personnel remain in their offices/divisional offices, whereas it is necessary to be in the field during the monsoon period.Therefore, during the monsoon period, all officers and employees will remain in their respective work areas, i.e., assistant engineers/additional assistant engineers/junior engineers will stay in their allocated area routes," the letter stated. This year over 35 lakh pilgrims have undertaken the annual pilgrimage so far. Out of these, 13 lakh pilgrims have gone to Kedarnath, 10.8 lakh to Badrinath , 5.6 lakh to Gangotri and 5.5 lakh to the Yamunotri shrine.
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