Chardham Yatra in full swing as soon as monsoon halts

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 1 (ANI): Pilgrims are enthusiastic about the Charm Dham Yatra, as the joruney has been resumed with the departure of monsoon.
The government has increased security arrangements, providing better travel management to the pilgrims.
On September 30, 20,497 devotees reached Char Dham for Darshan. Of these, the highest number of 7,350 pilgrims reached Kedarnath Dham.
About 38 lakh devotees have come for Chardham Darshan in the entire Yatra period so far. The speed with which the government has put all its strength to deal with the Kedar Ghati disaster and made the situation normal, has deepened the faith of the pilgrims towards the government. Pilgrims have flocked to visit Baba Kedar with full enthusiasm and faith.
The safety of the Chardham pilgrims has been the top priority of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. According to this motto of the Chief Minister, the effect of the travel arrangements and arrangements of the state government has been visible on the Yatra.
The way the government dealt with the major disaster that occurred in Kedarghati on July 31, has been praised wholeheartedly by the common pilgrims. There was no delay in the safe evacuation of the pilgrims and local residents stranded on the footpath and halts.
About 18,000 people were rescued safely and were safely taken to their destination. Not only this, the Yatra was also started by improving the footpath while restoring normal life in Kedarghati.
Now the second phase of the Yatra has gained momentum. A large number of pilgrims have registered for the Yatra in the months of October and November as well.
On September 30, apart from Kedarnath, 6811 pilgrims reached Badrinath, 3619 Gangotri, 2717 Yamunotri, 1632 Hemkund and 115 pilgrims reached Gomukh.
During this Yatra period, till September 30, a total of 37,91,205 pilgrims have come for Chardham Darshan; whereas last year 56.13 lakh pilgrims had arrived during the entire Yatra period. Similarly, 46.29 lakh pilgrims arrived for Chardham Darshan in the year 2022 and 34.77 lakh pilgrims arrived in the year 2019.
Yatra was affected due to corona infection in the years 2020 and 2021. The number of pilgrims in these two years was 3.30 lakh and 5.29 lakh respectively.
This year the Chardham Yatra started with a delay of 17 days from May 10, whereas last year the opening of the doors of Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham on 23 April started the journey.
Then the doors of Kedarnath were opened on 25 April and the doors of Badrinath Dham on April 27. This year the doors of Gangotri, Yamunotri, and Kedarnath Dham opened 17 days later i.e. on May 10 , while the journey to Badrinath Dham started on May 12. The journey will continue till November next month.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said a smooth, safe, accessible and well-organized Chardham Yatra is the top priority of our government.
"Every year lakhs of devotees from the country and abroad come on Chardham Yatra. Our government is committed to providing a safe environment to the travellers," the CM said. (ANI)