CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Supreme Court on Friday appointed its ex-judge AK Sikri as chairperson of the High Powered Committee (HPC), which would consider the cumulative and independent impact of the Chardham project on the entire Himalayan valley.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Supreme Court on Friday accepted the resignation of Professor Ravi Chopra as chairperson of a panel formed to oversee widening of roads under the Centre’s ₹12,000 crore ambitious Char Dham project, and appointed its former judge A K Sikri as the new chairman.

Detailed explanation-3: -SC appoints ex-judge Sikri as Char Dham project panel head | Cities News,The Indian Express.

Detailed explanation-4: -About Chardham project: The project involves developing and widening nearly 900-km of national highways connecting the holy Hindu pilgrimage sites of; Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri at an estimated cost of Rs.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Supreme Court’s Judgment Pronouncing judgment in the Char Dham case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday, 14 December, allowed the double-lane paved shoulder configuration for the Chardham road project.