BKTC President Ajendra Ajay said, "The date of opening of the doors is near. On April 27, the doors of Lord Badri Vishal will be opened for devotees. Therefore, various works should be expedited. The devotees should not face any kind of inconvenience due to the construction works."
The Chardham Yatra is scheduled to begin on April 22 with the opening of the Yamunotri and Gangotri temples. Doors of Kedarnath temple will open on April 25 and Badrinath on April 27.
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.
Preparations have been completed at the Shri Omkareshwar Temple complex in Ukhimath to fix the opening date of the kapat (doors) of Shri Kedarnath Dham, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.
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.
Badarinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee Chairman Ajendra Ajay said that as per the Geological Survey of India (GSI) report there's no threat to the temple complex at present.
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.