1. Char Dham All Weather Highway Development Project
Updated (14 Dec 2021)The Supreme Court today cleared the way for widening of roads as part of the Char Dham project, agreeing with the government's arguments that wider roads in the area were of strategic importance. The court had earlier put a maximum limit of 5.5m width of roads for the project.The court also acknowledged the petitioner's environmental concerns, and said it was forming an oversight committee to be headed by a former judge of the top court - Justice AK Sikri. This committee - w