The pace of the Char Dham Yatra has slowed down due to the disaster in Dharali and Saanji villages of Uttarkashi district and the landslides happening at various places. The movement of pilgrims to Gangotri Dham has been completely stopped for the last three days. The number of people visiting Badrinath, Kedarnath and Yamunotri Dham has reached one thousand per day.
The Char Dham Yatra has been affected due to continuous rain and disaster incidents in the state. There is a threat of landslides at many places on the Kedarnath and Badrinath route. The disaster in Dharali village on August 5 has cut off Gangotri Dham. More than four hundred pilgrims stranded in Gangotri Dham have been evacuated. While there is no other way to go to Gangotri. At the same time, in view of the weather forecast, the administration had banned the Kedarnath Yatra till Friday. The administration will decide to conduct the Yatra according to the weather.
- According to the report of the Tourism Department, the Yatra to Gangotri Dham is closed. The number of people visiting other Dhams has decreased. On August 1, the number of people visiting Char Dham was seven to eight thousand per day. Now, one thousand pilgrims are visiting every day. After the weather clears, the Char Dham Yatra will gain momentum again.
