Dehradun, Aug. 8 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

New Delhi/Dehradun, 7 Aug: According to the Union Government, over half of the Rs 357 crore project aimed at treating landslides and land subsidence along the Rudraprayag-Kedarnath Road has been completed. This information was provided today by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in response to a parliamentary query raised by state president and Rajya Sabha MP Mahendra Bhatt. In another development, the Centre has also approved the establishment of a state-of-the-art Biosafety Laboratory-3 at AIIMS Rishikesh in order to further boost its research infrastructure.

It may be recalled that Mahendra Bhatt had sought details regarding the central government's efforts to address landslide a...