Rishikesh-Karnprayag Rail Line Project

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About Rishikesh-Karnprayag Rail Line Project :

It is an under-construction railway line, which will run from Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station in Rishikesh to Karnaprayag in Uttarakhand.
It is Indian Railways’ proposed route for the Char Dham Railway to connect the Char Dham pilgrimage of Uttarakhand.
It will help improve connectivity to the Char Dham shrines of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Badrinath, and Kedarnath in the Garhwal region of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand.
The rail line is about 125.20 km long and will have 12 stations, 35 bridges, and 17 tunnels along with 105.47 km (84.24%) of the track.
It includes a 15.1 km tunnel between Devprayag and Lachmoli.
The rail line is also part of an Indian geostrategic initiative to build infrastructure along the India-China border.
The project is being monitored on the Government of India’s PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation) portal.

Q1) What Is the Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna?

It seeks to improve connectivity between four pilgrimage sites – Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunothri, and Gangothri – in Uttarakhand.The project, which costs around Rs 12,000 crore, seeks to develop approximately 889 km of road in the Himalayan region.

Source: Uttarakhand: Connecting Chardham with train; Work in full swing on Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail project