Question

When was the reconstruction work of Kedarnath temple handed over to Nehru Institute of Mountaineering(NIM)?
1. 5 March, 2014 A.D.
2. 11 March, 2014 A.D.
3. 10 March, 2014 A.D.
4. None of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 11 March, 2014 A.D.

The correct answer is 11 March 2014 A.D.

• The Kedarnath valley was hit with unprecedented flash floods on 16 and 17 June 2013.
• The Uttarakhand Government handed over the reconstruction of the Kedarnath Temple to the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering(NIM) on 11 March 2014.
• Under the leadership of Colonel Ajay Kothiyal, NIM worked for a year and made the pilgrimage yatra possible from the next year.
• Kedarnath Temple
  • The temple is located at Kedarnath Town of Rudraprayag District of Uttarakhand near Mandakini River.
  • This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one of the four major sites in India's Chota Char Dham pilgrimage of the Northern Himalayas.
  • The head priest of the Kedarnath Temple belongs to the Veerashaiva Community from Karanataka.
  • This temple was the worst affected area during the 2013 flash floods in Uttarakhand.
• Nehru Mountaineering Institute
  • It is a premier mountaineering institute working under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence and the Government of Uttarakhand.
  • It was established at Uttarkashi on 14 November 1965 to honour the desire of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru.
  • It is the only mountaineering institute in India certified by the International Federation for Climbing and Mountaineering- UIAA.
  • President: Rajnath Singh (Defence Minister of India), Vice-President: Tirath Singh Rawat ( Chief Minister of Uttarakhand).
  • NIM trainees and its alumni played a major role during the Kedarnath floods in 2013.