Boards are put up in several places of the temple premises which read, 'Do not enter the temple premises with mobile phones; any kind of photography and videography is strictly prohibited inside the temple and you are under the surveillance of CCTV cameras'.
According to a statement from SDRF, on Monday night, SDRF was informed by shopkeepers at Chani camp that a devotee near Kedarnath Valley-Lincholi, district Rudraprayag was in very bad health.
Amid the incessant rain in the North Indian hill state, Himachal Pradesh, over 300 roads have been blocked. The Indian Meteorological Department, on Monday, issued an orange alert for the next 24 hours in the state.
In a swift and prompt rescue operation, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) successfully rescued four youths stranded between Garuchatti and Rambada of Rudraprayag district on Wednesday night, said police.
SDRF officials said that as soon as they got to know about the person on a bike falling into a gorge in the area, they sprung into action, launched an operation, and rescued him.
"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
The SDRF statement said that on May 26, it received information from District Control Room, Rudraprayag that a pilgrim was stranded near Meru Sumeru mountain, 3 to 4 km ahead of Shri Kedarnath towards Bhairav Temple, due to bad weather and heavy snowfall, and that an SDRF team was required
"A devotee who had come from Noida, Uttar Pradesh for Shri Kedarnath Yatra lost his way at Garudchatti and got stuck on the other side of the river," said SDRF officials.
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.