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Char Dham Suspended After Havoc Due To Rainfall In Uttarakhand
The Char Dham Yatra has been suspended in Uttarakhand on August 14 and 15 in view of the red alert issued in the state by the weather office. Heavy rain battered Uttarakhand, inundating major rivers and their streams, and blocking national highways leading to the holy shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, and Gangotri. The rivers Ganga, Mandakini and Alaknanda are flowing above the danger mark in Rudraprayag, Devprayag and Shrinagar.
Tags: Char Dham, uttarakhand weather, Yatra Suspended, KILLED
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Char Dham Yatra Guidelines Released, COVID-19 Certificate, Test Not Mandatory
Ahead of the Char Dham Yatra, the Uttarakhand Government and Chief Secretary SS Sandhu held a meeting. As per sources, the government asked all the devotees to register on the state's portal prior to their arrival, which is said to begin on May 3. Furthermore, as of now, the COVID-19 vaccination certificates and negative reports have not been made mandatory by the authorities, with orders of smooth conduct of yatra.
Tags: Char Dham, Uttarakhand, CS SS Sandhu, devotees, guidelines
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Uttarakhand Govt Withdraws Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board Act
The Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on November 30 announced withdrawal of the Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board Act 2019. His decision was based on a high-level committee's report, set by the government. The act proposed to bring Char Dham (Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath) and 49 shrines under the board. However, the priests did not agree to make a board saying it was encroachment upon their rights.
Tags: Char Dham, Uttarakhand CM, Pushkar Singh Dhami, temples
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Uttarakhand Glacier Burst Not Linked To Char Dham Road Project : Centre To SC
Centre's Defence ministry has sought time from the Supreme Court to prove that recent glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli is not linked to road-widening project in Char Dham. Earlier, SC's expert panel member Ravi Chopra had argued a connection between the two. However, the three-judge bench has granted the centre two weeks to come up with an answer. Deemed strategically important, the Char Dham is undergoing construction of 10-metre-wide… read-more
Tags: Supreme Court of India, Uttarakhand Glacier Burst, Chamoli, Char Dham, Ravi Chopra
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