Is Joshimath route only option for this year’s Badrinath yatra?
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is believed to have informed the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA) that the Helang bypass project “is expected to be completed in two-and-a-half years” and therefore it is “unlikely” the alternative road to Badrinath will be ready before the yatra four months away. USDMA secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha confirmed the development on Monday.
