Dehradun, July 31 -- The Uttarakhand government has appointed BD Singh, former Administrator and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) and a retired senior Indian Forest Service (IFS) cadre officer, as the Chief Advisor to the CM for Char Dham Yatra and BKTC matters. An official notification to this effect has been issued by the government.

The notification states that BD Singh has been appointed as the Chief Advisor (honorary position without salary) to the CM Dhami on a co-terminus basis, considering his prior experience. This appointment will be effective from the date he assumes charge and will remain in force until the CM's discretion or the end of the Chief Minister's tenure, whichever com...