New Delhi: The 'Char Dham' pilgrimage is set to become much easier for devotees, with the holy sites being connected by rail, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Friday.
While sharing a video about the details of the project, Goyal informed that the Indian Railways is working on rail connectivity to Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.
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प्रधानमंत्री @NarendraModi जी के नेतृत्व में रेलवे करने जा रही है करोड़ों श्रद्धालुओं के लिए चार धाम यात्रा आसान।
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उत्तराखंड की पवित्र वादियों में स्थित गंगोत्री, यमुनोत्री, बद्रीनाथ और केदारनाथ के दर्शन के लिए श्रद्धालु कर सकेंगे रेल द्वारा यात्रा। pic.twitter.com/tfrcxTa0Ed
">प्रधानमंत्री @NarendraModi जी के नेतृत्व में रेलवे करने जा रही है करोड़ों श्रद्धालुओं के लिए चार धाम यात्रा आसान।
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 21, 2020
उत्तराखंड की पवित्र वादियों में स्थित गंगोत्री, यमुनोत्री, बद्रीनाथ और केदारनाथ के दर्शन के लिए श्रद्धालु कर सकेंगे रेल द्वारा यात्रा। pic.twitter.com/tfrcxTa0Edप्रधानमंत्री @NarendraModi जी के नेतृत्व में रेलवे करने जा रही है करोड़ों श्रद्धालुओं के लिए चार धाम यात्रा आसान।
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 21, 2020
उत्तराखंड की पवित्र वादियों में स्थित गंगोत्री, यमुनोत्री, बद्रीनाथ और केदारनाथ के दर्शन के लिए श्रद्धालु कर सकेंगे रेल द्वारा यात्रा। pic.twitter.com/tfrcxTa0Ed
"Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Railways is going to make the Char Dham Yatra much easier for devotees. They will be able to travel by rail to visit Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath situated in the holy valleys of Uttarakhand."
As most of the railway line is going to be laid in hilly areas, a number of tunnels are also going to be constructed under the project. In this route, four railway lines will be laid with a total length of 327 km and these will pass through Dehradun, Pauri, Tehri Garhwal, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi.
Railways recently completed its survey work for laying the railway line between Gangotri and Yamunotri, which will be about 125 km long, 105 km of which will be under the tunnel. Meanwhile, the work of connecting Badrinath and Kedarnath through rail line is under process.
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As many as 12 stations are going to be built on the railway line. Construction of one railway station and a tunnel is complete, while the work for five tunnels is underway. Along with this, Railways has also planned a railway line on Doiwala-Uttarkashi-Barkot railway line, which is going to be 122 km long.
The entire project is estimated to cost Rs 44,000 crore. The Government of India has even planned to provide other transportation as well, including vernacular rail, ropeways and road transport.
The construction work of All Weather Road is also going on. It is being expected that the entire project is likely to be completed by 2024.
