New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Gangotri National Highway There is a need for expeditious action at the ground level to carry out protection work on the Gangotri National Highway in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) said on August 7, 2025.

The possibility of misshaping in the area cannot be ruled out for want of requisite protection work, the court pointed out.

The bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava said the two agencies - National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) - are shifting the responsibility on each other.

The NGT directed that a joint meeting of BRO and NHIDCL high officials be held promptly, so that responsibility could be fixed and...