A total of 175 accident-prone areas along the Char Dham yatra routes have been identified, said DIG Garhwal range Pushpak Jyoti on Wednesday, adding that 122 areas have been identified too as landslide-prone areas along the route of the fabled pilgrimage going through seven districts of the State.
HHe directed the police officers to install signboards at the right places warning the pilgrims about the areas vulnerable for landslides and accidents. The police officers have been directed to coordinate with the executing agencies like Public Works Department and Jal Sansthan to fill the vacant potholes. Besides, tourist police posts and temporary police posts would be established all along the Char Dham Yatra routes, he added.