This decision was made during a recent meeting of the Board held under the chairmanship of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha with the objective to ensure the long-term safety and resilience of the yatra route through advanced geotechnical and geophysical investigations, coupled with the design of modern slope stabilisation measures.
The MoU was signed by Additional CEO, SMVDSB, Alok Kumar Maurya; GM, Design (Civil-II) THDCIL Niraj Agrawal and Deputy Director General, GSI Sanjiv Kumar in the presence of Chief Executive Officer, SMVDSB, Anshul Garg.
Notably, the Shrine Board has been working with THDCIL since 2012 to mitigate the risks associated with falling stones and landslides, which posed a threat to pilgrim safety. THDCIL have so far treated and stabilised 28 sites, which have been identified as most vulnerable landslide and stone falling areas on the track. Effective measures are implemented in vulnerable zones including installation of rock fall barriers, wire mesh, concrete work, drilling, grouting and anchoring towards which an expenditure in excess of Rs 40 crore has been incurred by the Board till date.
