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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of Char Dham highway development project or Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna in which city
A
Kanpur
B
Chandigarh
C
Ranchi
D
Dehradun
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Development. The total cost of ₹12, 000 crores and the foundation stone of the project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 December 2016 at Parade Ground in Dehradun.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna is an initiative to improve connectivity to the Char Dham pilgrimage centres in the Himalayas. 2. The project will be built under Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Mode.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chardham Road Project was launched to provide all-weather connectivity to four major Hindu shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri located in the upper Himalayas of Uttarakhand.

Detailed explanation-4: -Overview of Char Dham Project. The foundation stone of the ₹12, 000 crore project was laid at Parade Ground in Dehradun by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 27 2016. The highway construction project is called as Char Dham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojana and its aim is to improve the connectivity to the Chota Char Dham.

Detailed explanation-5: -The works under Char Dham Pariyojna are being implemented on engineering procurement and construction (EPC) mode of contract. These projects are being implemented by three executing agencies of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, viz, Uttarakhand State PWD, BRO and NHIDCL.

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