To ensure a safer and more convenient Char Dham Yatra, the Government of Uttarakhand, has implemented comprehensive measures including traffic and transport enhancements, sanitation and health measures and management of frequent landslides in the region.
After an unprecedented number of devotees turned up at the Badrinath and Kedarnath Dhams, the Uttarakhand government has deployed Yatra Magistrates at these revered sites for crowd management.
The Uttar Pradesh government has said that devotees from Uttar Pradesh intending to go on the Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand should proceed on pilgrimage only after registration
Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee President Ajendra Ajay said, "Today at 6 am, the doors of Shri Badrinath Dham have been opened for devotees. Our first Abhishek Puja has been done in the name of Prime Minister Modi. Crowds of devotees are seen on the temple premises. There was some
"The preparations for the opening of the doors are going on in full swing and the temple is being decorated with 40 quintals of flowers," said Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) President Ajendra Ajay.
After the Triyuginarayan temple where Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati tied the knot, according to popular belief; the Usha-Anirudh wedding pavillion at Shri Omkareshwar Temple in Ukhimath town is also set to emerge as a favourite destination for would-be couples to take their nuptial vows.
In a recent announcement, the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee revealed that the doors of the eleventh Jyotirlinga, Shri Kedarnath Dham, will open for pilgrims on May 10 at 7 am this year.
Hospitals will be opened in Badrinath and Kedarnath before the Chardham Yatra and approval has been received from the cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to purchase equipment for the same, said Health Secretary Dr R. Rajesh on Sunday.
Uttarakhand Health Secretary, Dr R Rajesh Kumar, announced on Sunday that new hospitals will be operational in Badrinath and Kedarnath before the Chardham Yatra to provide pilgrims with immediate medical care during the Yatra.
The date for opening of Shri Badrinath Dham doors will be decided on Wednesday on the occasion of Basant Panchami, an authority from Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee said.