Chairman of Supreme Court-formed Char Dham panel resigns -Jayashree Nandi

-Hindustan Times

In his letter dated January 27, chairman of the high powered committee for the Char Dham Pariyojana, Ravi Chopra, has said the union ministry of road transport had ignored recommendations

The chairman of a panel set up by the Supreme court to oversee widening of roads under the Char Dham Pariyojana has written to the top court saying he wanted to resign as the road ministry was ignoring the committee’s recommendations.

In his letter dated January 27, chairman of the high powered committee (HPC) for the Char Dham Pariyojana, Ravi Chopra, has said the union ministry of road transport (MoRTH) had ignored the panel’s recommendations regarding the road width.

“I am writing to inform the Hon’ble Supreme Court of my decision to resign as chairman and member of the High Powered Committee for the Char Dham Pariyojana. I shall be obliged if you will kindly place this letter before the Hon’ble Judges. Let me say at the outset that it was an honour to be asked by the Hon’ble Court to head the HPC by its order dated August 8, 2019,” the letter, circulated by one of the HPC members, stated. HT has seen a copy of the letter.

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