Badrinath Dham Project

Heritage Infrastructure

Riverfront Development at Shri Badrinath Dham

A comprehensive infrastructure development project at the holy pilgrimage site of Shri Badrinath Dham along the Alaknanda River, encompassing multiple sub-projects including three riverfronts, a 47m pedestrian bridge, and a civic center building.

Client
THDCIL / Uttarakhand Govt.

Location
Shri Badrinath Dham, Uttarakhand

Bridge Span
47m Pedestrian Bridge

Working Season
April – December

Extreme Conditions

Challenges Faced

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-10°C to 20°C

Extreme temperature variations. Concrete takes longer to set despite using chemicals. Below zero from Oct–Apr.

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Himalayan Terrain

Foundations 5-7m below river bed with bouldery strata causing uncontrollable seepage despite 10-12 dewatering pumps.

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Active Yatra Season

May–November yatra restricts equipment movement. Supply of materials hampered. Habitations on both banks interfere with work.

Riverfront A Right Bank of Alaknanda River

Riverfront A — Right Bank Development

Construction of Riverfront A on the right bank of the Alaknanda River at Shri Badrinath Dham. Involved extensive dewatering, foundation excavation in bouldery strata, reinforcement binding, and concrete construction in freezing conditions.

Riverfront A at Shri Badrinath

Construction along Alaknanda

Dewatering in Riverfront A

Dewatering & concreting

Reinforcement binding

Reinforcement, dewatering & concreting

Riverfront F1 Left Bank of Alaknanda River

Riverfront F1 — Left Bank Development

Construction of Riverfront F on the left bank of the Alaknanda River. Similar challenges as Riverfront A with excessive seepage from banks and river side, requiring continuous dewatering operations.

Reinforcement binding at Riverfront F

Dewatering & concreting at Riverfront F

Making approach in Alaknanda River

Bridge & Civic Center 47m Span Bridge + Civic Center Building

Pedestrian Bridge & Civic Center Building

Construction of a 47m span pedestrian bridge across the Alaknanda River and a Civic Center Building near Badrish Lake. The bridge foundations are 5-7m below the river bed, making seepage control a major challenge.

Reinforcement in raft & column of Civic Centre

Column reinforcement binding

River approach for bridge foundation

Bridge construction progress

Building structure rising

Bridge & civic center overview