Army needs widened roads up to China border, Centre tells Supreme Court

The top court said that the matter will be listed post Diwali break before appropriate bench

The Centre Friday told the Supreme Court that its plea seeking recall of an earlier order of the court be urgently heard as Army needs widened roads in the Chardham highway project which goes up to China border due to problems faced there.

The strategic 900-km Chardham highway project aims to provide all-weather connectivity to four holy towns -- Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath -- in Uttarakhand.

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and B V Nagarathna was informed by Attorney General K K Venugopal that the Ministry of Defence has filed an application seeking recall of an earlier order.

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