In view of the upcoming Chardham Yatra, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday gave instructions to the concerned authorities to ensure necessary arrangements in time.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has given instructions to the authorities concerned to ensure necessary arrangements for the upcoming Chardham Yatra in anticipation of a heavy rush of devotees.
The Uttarakhand government has given the chief executive officer (CEO) of Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) the powers of Special Executive Magistrate for both the dhams during the yatra.
He further said that the administration is expecting a large number of devotees this year as well, and for that teams of the temple committee have been sent for deployment at the four temples-- Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri, and Gangotri.
The country's prestigious media house "Express Publication (Madurai) Pvt Ltd" will undertake the work of the first phase of expansion, beautification and reconstruction of Kotha Bhawan of Omkareshwar temple complex located at Ukhimath, the winter seat of Baba Kedarnath.
Announcing the dates on the occasion of Shivratri, Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee President Ajendra Ajay said the portals of Shri Kedarnath Dham will open this year on Tuesday, April 25, at 6.20 am for the devotees to visit.
The BKTC Chairman also alleged that some people are resorting to bad propaganda to create hurdles ahead of the Char Dham yatra which will begin in the next four months.
On the auspicious occasion of 'Basant Panchami' which was celebrated at the royal court of Narendra Nagar, the dates for opening the gates of the Badrinath shrine were decided after studying the calendar, also called 'Panchang Gadhna', said the Badri-Kedar Temple Committee.
Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee on Thursday performed prayers for the speedy recovery of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben at the Holy Shrine of Uttarakhand.
Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee President Ajendra Ajay told ANI that the portals of Badrinath Dham will be closed for winter at 3.35 pm today.