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Compensate for loss of forest area on Char Dham highway: SC

The Supreme Court (SC) directed the Union government to undertake plantation activities to compensate for the loss of forest area due to the construction of the Char Dham highway in Uttarakhand, according to media reports .

The highway - launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016 - comprised projects aiming to improve over 889 kilometres length of national highways leading to pilgrimage sites Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath.

The apex court also ordered the Centre to comply with a 2018 circular of the Union Minist...