Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Parvatmala Scheme – UPSC Prelims

Ministry : Ministry of Road Transport Aim: Building ropeways to improve connectivity and convenience for commuters, besides promoting tourism in hill areas. Scheme: The scheme will be taken up on PPP mode, which will be a preferred ecologically sustainable alternative in place of conventional roads in difficult hilly areas. The idea is to improve connectivity and convenience for commuters, besides …

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Char Dham Highway Project – UPSC Prelims

Ministry/Department:  Ministry of Road, Transport and Highway Project: Char-Dham Road Project is a prestigious two-lane expressway project. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is executing this program in Uttarakhand. Purpose: The project proposes widening roads up to 10 meters to improve the accessibility to Char-Dham (shrines); Yamunotri, Gangotri, Badrinath, and Kedarnath. Implementing Agencies: Uttarakhand State Public …

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Bharat Mala Project – UPSC Prelims

Ministry/Department :  Ministry of Road, Transport and Highway Aims to improve the efficiency of freight and passenger movement across the country by bridging critical infrastructure gaps. Project: It is an ambitious road and highways project. It envisages construction of 34,800 km of roads along India’s borders, coastal areas, ports, religious and tourist places as well as over …

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