New Delhi, July 21 -- The Uttarakhand government has launched four infrastructure projects worth around Rs.235 crore under the Haridwar Ganga Corridor, positioning the initiative as part of its wider plan to strengthen pilgrimage infrastructure and improve urban facilities ahead of Mahakumbh 2027. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday performed the groundbreaking and foundation stone-laying ceremonies for the projects, which focus on redeveloping key ghats, improving public infrastructure and easing movement in one of India's busiest pilgrimage centres.

According to the government, the projects will be executed by the Uttarakhand Investment and Infrastructure Development Board (UIIDB) and are expected to improve facilities not on...