The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday vacated its stay on the Chardham Yatra and directed the state government to conduct the pilgrimage with strict adherence to COVID-19 norms.
The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday has extended the stay on the Char Dham Yatra till July 28.The High Court, earlier on June 28, had stayed the state Cabinet's decision permitting Char Dham Yatra with a limited number of pilgrims and also ordered live streaming of Char Dham shrines. In view of Covid-19 and poor health preparedness, the decision of the government has been put on hold by High Court.Meanwhile, the Uttarakhand Government on Tuesday filed the Special Leave Petition (SPL) at the Supreme Court against the Uttarakhand High Court's order staying the Char Dham Yatra.Earlier on June 25, the State Cabinet decided to partially open the Char Dham yatra for locals in limited numbers from July 1. Initially, it was decided, the yatra would be opened for residents of Chamoli, Uttarkashi, and Rudraprayag districts with a cap on the number of pilgrims to visit the temples daily.The state government had said that it would be issuing guidelines for the pilgrimage for people from three .
The state government issued a fresh set of Covid guidelines for the pilgrimage and said the first phase of the yatra will begin from July 1, while the second phase will commence from July 11
As Uttarakhand has allowed state residents to undertake the Char Dham Yatra from July 1 amid Covid, the state government will be issuing guidelines for the pilgrimage for people from three districts
Conducting the yatra amid the raging pandemic is not possible, says chief minister.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat said that the coming times will be challenging for the state police considering the Kumbh, Char Dham Yatra and Coronavirus pandemic
Almost all the national highway projects in Uttarakhand had been grouped under the name of Char Dham project by the Union ministry of road transport and highways
Indiscriminate construction is destroying Uttarakhand
Heavy rains have lashed the region in the past 48-hours, leading to stoppage of air service to Kedarnath shrine