Chardham Mahamarg
| Char Dham Expressway National Highway | |
|---|---|
| चार धाम महामार्ग | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by National Highways Authority of India | |
| Length: | 719.0 km (446.8 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end: | Mana |
| South end: | Rishikesh |
| Location | |
| States: | Uttarakhand |
| Major cities: |
Rishikesh, Dharasu, Yamunotri, Gangotri, Rudraprayag, Gaurikund, Kedarnath, Joshimath, Badrinath, Mana |
| Highway system | |
Rishikesh, Dharasu, Yamunotri, Gangotri, Rudraprayag, Gaurikund,
Char Dham Expressway National Highway (Hindi: चार धाम महामार्ग), is a proposed two-lane (in each direction) express National Highway with a minimum width of 10 metres in the state of Uttarakhand. The proposed highway will compliment the under development Chota Char Dham Railway by connecting the four holy places in Uttarakhand states includes Badrinath , Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri The project includes 900 km national highways will connect whole of Uttarakhand state.
The total cost of INR ₹12000 crores and the founding stone of the project was led by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 27 December 2016 at Parade Ground in Dehradun. The highway will be called Char Dham Mahamarg (Char Dham Highway) and the highway construction project will be called as Char Dham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojana (Char Dham Highway Development Project) and is made to improve the connectivity to the Chota Char Dham centered in the Himalayas. Road will include several long bridges and tunnels to eliminate accident and slide prone areas. Indian Railway and National Highways Authority of India have been directed, by the Chief Secretary of India, to ensure that rail and road highway routes are integrated on this circuit.
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