CM Dhami obtained information from the Disaster Control Room about the present weather condition, rain situation, water-logging and damages caused due to rain in the state.
"Since the opening of the doors of Kedarnath Dham, ten lakh pilgrims have visited till now. This time an increase of 18 to 20 per cent has been recorded in the number of passengers as compared to the previous yatra. Every day 15 to 16 thousand pilgrims are visiting Kedarnath," DM Mayur Dixit
Horse and mule operators who allegedly assaulted a devotee on the Kedarnath Dham footpath have been booked, said police. Rudraprayag Superintendent of Police has given instructions to all subordinate in-charges to make the popular Kedarnath Dham Yatra easy, simple and safe, the authorities a
Offline registration for Kedarnath Dham Yatra has been banned till June 10 and online registration till June 15. Devotees who have already registered can visit the Dham.
According to the government, maximum 7.13 lakh pilgrims have visited Baba Kedarnath so far. The government has currently banned online registration for the Kedarnath Dham Yatra untill June 15 to control the crowd.
"Till Friday, 2922 VIP devotees reached Kedarnath Dham for darshan, from which an income of Rs 8,76,600 was generated. Similarly, 5319 VIP pilgrims have so far travelled to Badrinath Dham, from which an income of Rs 15,95,700 was generated," BKTC President Ajendra Ajay.
The District Disaster Management Authority has conducted a successful trial to establish this figure. According to officials, it will be installed permanently as soon as necessary work is completed.
According to an official release, the mood of the weather has changed in Kedarnath. After 02:00 PM in the afternoon, the snowfall process started in Kedarnath and in the evening there was heavy snowfall. During this, the devotees kept on queuing up for darshan with the help of umbrellas."
"Registration for the visit to Kedarnath Dham will be banned till May 8. There is a possibility of bad weather in Kedarghati for the next three to four days. In view of this, the government has taken this decision," stated an official release.
"Due to the breaking of the glacier again at Bhairon Glacier at 2:25 pm, the Yatra route has been completely closed for movement," an official said.
In this regard, Rudraprayag District Magistrate Mayur Dixit appealed to the pilgrims to avoid going on foot towards Kedarnath Dham.
The Kedarnath Yatra in Uttarakhand has been halted for tomorrow in the wake of incessant snowfall, officials said on Tuesday. Kedarnath Dham is one of the four dhams in the state.