Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the state government has made all arrangements to ensure that everyone's Char Dham Yatra is smooth.
"All the preparations for Char Dham Yatra have been completed. More than 12 lakh people have registered, and we have made all arrangements to ensure that everyone's journey is smooth," CM Dhami told ANI.
In view of the increasing Covid-19 infections in many states of the country, the scope of testing and vaccination will be increased in Uttarakhand, State Health Minister Dr Dhan Singh Rawat said on Monday.
"Till now, more than 6.34 lakh devotees have registered for the Char Dham Yatra. Of these, 2.41 lakh registrations have been done for Kedarnath Dham and 2.01 lakh for Badrinath Dham, 95,107 for Yamanotri and 96,449 for Gangotri Dham", said Uttarakhand Tourism Development Council.
Chief Minister Dhami said, "Health ATM will be set up for health screening during Chardham Yatra. With this facility, the devotees will get a lot of conveniences. This would be a good step for the strengthening of medical facilities on the Char Dham Yatra route.
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.
Meanwhile, Rawat called on the Minister and requested support from the Union Government for developing a health and emergency infrastructure for the lakhs of pilgrims who undertake the Char Dham yatra every year.
DGP Uttarakhand Shri Ashok Kumar has stated that safe security arrangements have been made for Chardham Yatra in advance. No police force from other forces will be called in for Char Dham Yatra. Last year around 46 lakh people had come for Chardham Yatra. Chardham Yatra is set to begin in t
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.
Uttarakhand Government in its latest decision has stated that every pilgrim coming from other states of India or abroad will have to undergo a compulsory registration process and no one will be allowed to travel without registration. In this regard, the Uttarakhand government has sent let
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday held a meeting at the secretariat regarding the preparations for the Chardham Yatra and said that disaster management control room will be set up and a Border Roads Organisation team has been deployed in subsidence-hit Joshimath to ensure smooth