Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Radha Raturi reviewed the report of IIM Rohtak on the carrying capacity of Chardham on Tuesday and directed to prepare an action plan for a smooth and safe yatra.
With chants of 'Hari Bol' and 'Jay Jagannath', the three holy deities--Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were brought by their servitors from the Gundicha temple and placed on the chariots for the annual nine-day sojourn.
The Yatra symbolises the end of the nine-day sojourn of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, Goddess Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra. The deities will return to Sri Mandir from Sri Gundicha temple in three different chariots pulled by devotees.
The enthusiastic pilgrims set out for the holy shrine amid tight security from Panthachowk Srinagar base camp towards Baltal and Pahalgam yatra base camps.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav participated in the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Gwalior on Saturday and congratulated ISKCON for organising the event.
"... I went to the region to review the preparedness along with Jammu and Kashmir government officials... Well-equipped hospitals have been set up at the base camps. There is a 100-bed base camp hospital in Chandanwari, Baltal and other camps as well...," Chandra said speaking to ANI about t
This was as per the specific directives of the Supreme Court regarding the medical facilities for the Yatra which included setting up Medical facilities at every two kilometers of the route, deployment of doctors from other States, establishment of Mortuary facilities, and others.