Uttarakhand. The Chardham Yatra which began on April 22 is going on smoothly in Uttarakhand. So far more than 5 lakh 50 thousand devotees have visited Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham. Maximum 2 lakh 52 thousand pilgrims have visited Kedarnath.
Number of visitors to Kedarnath
Male – 5902
Female – 3592
Children – 151
Foreign Male – NIL
Foreign Female – NIL
Foreign children – Nil
*Daily Total – 9645
Total Total-*205260
Travel Control Room Rudraprayag.
Uttarakhand. Chamoli district administration has issued a bulletin regarding the Chardham Yatra. In which detailed information about the passengers has been given. Along with this, Chairman of Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee, Ajendra Ajay has said that due to continuous rain and snowfall for the last few days, adverse situation has remained in Kedarnath and Badrinath. All steps have been taken for a pleasant darshan of the pilgrims. But still pilgrims are requested to be careful.
The Meteorological Department has appealed to the devotees coming for the Chardham Yatra not to come for a few days. The weather is expected to be clear after May 4, plan your journey only after that. Let us tell that in Uttarakhand, the process of continuous rain is going on from the mountains to the plains. In such a situation, roads have also been blocked in many places. At the same time, snowfall continues in the Chardham region, especially in Kedarnath.
District Rudraprayag Police has started “Operation Muskaan” during this year’s Kedarnath Dham Yatra to reunite the devotees who got separated from their family or companions or to find and bring back their lost material. Pandurang Biro (age 70 years), a resident of Goa, who had left Sonprayag for Kedarnath Dham, was separated from his family due to bad weather and cold, on the eve of the opening of the doors of Kedarnath Dham, information given by the police to his relatives On the basis of necessary investigation, they were introduced to their families. Along with this, his entire family was told that they should go on their journey only by staying together.District Rudraprayag Police wishes you a successful and auspicious journey.
The registration of pilgrims for the Kedarnath yatra was on Sunday suspended till April 30 in Rishikesh and Haridwar due to rain and snowfall in the upper reaches of the Garhwal Himalayas, officials said. The Kedarnath Dham will be opened to the public on Tuesday.
Additional Commissioner (Administration) of Garhwal Division and Additional Chief Executive Officer of Chardham Yatra Administration Organisation Narendra Singh Kaviriyal said that in view of the bad weather and heavy snowfall, the registration of pilgrims for the Kedarnath yatra has been suspended till April 30 in Rishikesh and Haridwar.
The government will review the weather conditions in the coming days and accordingly take a decision in the interest of the pilgrims, he said. Due to incessant rain and snowfall in the upper reaches of the Garhwal Himalayas, the mercury in the region has dropped significantly and authorities are facing problems in clearing the snow that keeps accumulating on footpaths.An official spokesperson said the state government has urged the pilgrims to check the weather forecast before starting the yatra and to carry enough warm clothes. The government also said that due to the weather, the pilgrims might have to face all sorts of problems during the yatra. However, adequate medical arrangements have been made along all the yatra routes, it said.
It added that it is committed to ensuring smooth, safe and uninterrupted travel for the pilgrims and the arrangements are being regularly monitored at the highest level. The registration of pilgrims for the other three dhams — Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri — is underway. While the shrines of Gangotri and Yamunotri opened on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya on Saturday, the Badrinath Dham will open on April 27. So far, more than 16 lakh people from India and abroad have registered for the Chardham Yatra, according to officials.