- Friday, April 26, 2024
By: Shubham Ghosh
THE Char Dham Yatra, a popular Hindu pilgrimage, will kick off on Saturday (18), Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief minister of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand has announced.
The state government has started preparing for the yatra after the high court of Uttarakhand decided to lift the ban on Thursday (16). The court has also allowed only those who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with a mandatory Covid-19 report for annual pilgrimage.
The court also asked the devotees to strictly follow the Covid protocols and limited the number of visitors as well.
The state on Friday came up with a list of protocols for the pilgrims for Char Dham Yatra. Uttarakhand chief secretary Dr SS Sandhu reviewed the preparations for the yatra and gave necessary instructions by holding a meeting with officials of various departments related to travel, including tourism and Devasthanam Management Board.
Sandhu also instructed the district magistrates of Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi and Pauri to make arrangements for road safety, cleanliness, crowd management, traffic arrangements, testing and compliance with the rules of Covid-19 on the Char Dham Yatra route.
Several thousands of tourists and devotees from across the country and abroad join the Char Dham Yatra. The four pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand that are part of the yatra are Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Gangotri.
