Dehradun, Jan. 7 -- The biting cold at the Badrinath shrine area has forced the ongoing redevelopment works to stop for the rest of the winter as temperatures plunged to 10 degrees sub zero.
Unable to bear rising chill, workers have returned to the lower areas and the work is likely to resume only in March once the cold subsides, claimed officials.
Construction works at the Badrinath Shrine area were allowed to continue even after the annual closure of the temple portals after Diwali. More than 50 workers were allowed to stay for the Badrinath shrine master plan development project, as there was no snowfall a few days ago.
The Master Plan implementing agency of the state government steadily went ahead with the construction works, but the...