Uttarakhand

• 01 Apr 2024

Dumak Village will Get Road in 8 Months

Why in News?

The under-construction road connecting Dumak and other villages in Chamoli district along the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand, which has been delayed for 17 years, will be completed before the year ends.

Key Points

• According to the sources, few voters in Dumak have decided to boycott Lok Sabha polls after being fed up with constant delays on the road construction.
• Uttarakhand Rural Roads Development Agency (URRDA) CEO issued a statement saying that the pending work on the road will be completed in the next eight months.
  • The Agency shall act for the sole purpose of implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana under the guidance and norms as fixed by the National Rural Road Development Agency.

Indo-China Border

• The border between India and China is not clearly demarcated throughout and there is no mutually agreed Line of Actual Control (LAC) along certain stretches.
• LAC came into existence after the 1962 Indo China war.
• India-China border is divided into three sectors:
  • Western Sector: Ladakh
  • Middle Sector: Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
  • Eastern Sector: Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim

Snowfall in Gangotri Dham

Why in News?

Recently, Gangotri Dham in Uttarakhand, the highest temple dedicated to Goddess Ganga, received fresh rain and snowfall.

• The India Meteorological Department (IMD), earlier, issued an alert for the districts of Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan and some parts of Lahaul-Spiti.

Key Points

• The Gangotri Temple, where Goddess Ganga is worshipped, stands at a height of 20 feet and boasts of exquisite carvings on white granite.
• It is the origin of the River Ganges and is one of the four sites in the Char Dham pilgrimage of Uttarakhand.
  • The other shrines included in the Char Dham pilgrimage are Badrinath, Kedarnath, and Yamunotri.
• The river is called Bhagirathi at the source and acquires the name Ganga (the Ganges) from Devprayag onwards where it meets the Alaknanda.
• The origin of the holy river is at Gomukh, set in the Gangotri Glacier, and is a 19 km trek from Gangotri.

India Meteorological Department

• IMD was established in 1875. It is the National Meteorological Service of the country and the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology and allied subjects.
• It works as an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India.
• It is headquartered in New Delhi.
• IMD is also one of the six Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres of the World Meteorological Organization.