Record 13 lakh bookings for Chardham Pilgrimage in eight days
The State Tourism Department called it a sign of record breaking flow of pilgrims to the four shrines as the pilgrimage season is scheduled to start on May 10.
The State Tourism Department called it a sign of record breaking flow of pilgrims to the four shrines as the pilgrimage season is scheduled to start on May 10.
The shower coupled with the snow is billed to be a timely gift for the rabi and horticulture crops of the state.
The ITBP platoons were deployed at Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines on Sunday as the Centre agreed to the Pushkar Singh Dhami government's demand that better security arrangents were needed in the area during winters.
BSP supremo Mayawati slammed SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya, saying it is a purely political statement only giving rise to new controversies.
Earlier, the road near Nandaprayag and Pursari on the Badrinath National Highway was blocked due to the pile-up of debris from the hills.
Speaking to ANI, an employee from the Goa Cultural Department, Kranti Chari said that it will take around 10-11 days to complete the project.
Due to heavy snowfall in Kedarnath Dham, the preparations for the Yatra have also been affected. The construction work going on in the place has been temporarily halted.
The shrine is one of the four ancient pilgrimage sites referred to as 'Char Dham' which also includes Yamunotri, Gangotri and Kedarnath.
The all-weather road project seems outdated. Any such project in Uttarakhand now needs to be all-climate.
Over five thousand devotees participated in the closing ceremony of Badrinath temple on Thursday.