Landslide, river protection work pending on Gangotri NH
A petition to the
National Green Tribunal
(NGT) alleged negligence by the construction agencies. The tribunal, noting the urgency, directed immediate on-ground safety work at Barethi, warning that without it, "the possibility of disturbances in the area cannot be ruled out." It ordered a joint meeting of senior officials from the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) to assign responsibility and ensure completion of the works.
The petitioner claimed NHIDCL had failed to build the landslide protection gallery, slope protection, and river protection structures, and also called for a cattle fence to be installed alongside slope protection in Uttarkashi.
Citing a site inspection, BRO's counsel said seven column footings had been left exposed after the valley-side slope eroded completely, making the columns vulnerable. Massive debris at the slope's base showed the scale of the damage.
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While NHIDCL attempted to stem erosion through cement grouting, its effectiveness remains uncertain.
The inspection also found road-edge sinking and crash barrier damage at two spots. BRO's counsel maintained that NHIDCL was the executing agency responsible for the remedial, slope protection and landslide protection works. NHIDCL's counsel countered that its defect-liability period had ended, leaving BRO responsible for further action.
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