The Shri Badrinath - Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) will be providing pilgrims with free accommodation facilities in all their rest houses in case of road blockage during monsoon season.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami himself is monitoring the rescue operation going on in Kedarghati for the last 72 hours. About 400 passengers were sent from Kedarnath to Lincholi. 110 passengers sent on the Chaumasi track reached Chaumasi safely. Continuous efforts are being m
Despite disruptions due to bad weather conditions, pilgrims expressed satisfaction with the arrangements and hoped for better weather to complete their journey.
Requesting the reconstruction of damaged roads, he said that after the rains, the movement of tourists in the state, including Char Dham Yatra, will increase rapidly, for which it is necessary to repair the roads on time.
After 15 people lost their lives in the cloudburst and landslides along the Kedarnath Yatra route, teams from the National Disaster Response Force, the State Disaster Response Force, and the Indian Air Force started joint rescue and relief operations for the stranded pilgrims.
According to the Secretary, the rescue operation of the passengers stranded in the Kedarnath and Kedarnath route due to heavy rains on 31st July is going on a war footing.
As the search and rescue operation continued in the landslide-affected areas in Rudraprayag to rescue the pilgrims stranded in Kedarnath and adjoining areas, the National Disaster Response Force said on Saturday that they have evacuated around 7,000 people from different places.
On the occasion of Saawan Shivratri, devotees in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, flocked to the Augharnath Temple to offer prayers. Pilgrims also visited Lord Shiva temples across the state, including in Moradabad, Ayodhya, Prayagraj, and Ghaziabad and sought blessings.
Shiva devotees on Friday arrived at Kashi Vishwanath Temple to offer prayers on the occasion of Shivratri in the holy month of Sawan. The Sawan Shivratri is on August 2 and there is immense enthusiasm among Shiva devotees in Varanasi because Shivratri has a very special significance in Sa
Devotees thronged the Gauri Shankar Temple in Delhi's Chandni Chowk to offer prayers on the occasion of Shivratri in the holy month of Sawan on Friday morning.