The Chardham Yatra will commence on April 30 and the state administration was making arrangements for the same while instructing the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to complete the roadworks before April 25.
In view of saving electricity expenditure on tubewells across the state, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan has directed the department of drinking water and other related departments to work on the action plan to install solar energy systems by mapping the vacant places.