#CharDhamYatra2021 : Char Dham Management Board issues new guidelines
04 May 2021 16:23:46
Haridwar, May 4: Amid the growing number of COVID-19 cases, Uttarakhand's Char Dham Management Board on Tuesday laid out a standard operating procedure (SOP) days after Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat suspended the yatra for devotees.
According to the new guideline officially issued by the board states that only priests, locals rightfully related to the temples, employees, and officers will be permitted entry at the four pilgrimage sites - Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri. However, it is mandatory to carry negative COVID reports from heading to any of these temples.
The Char Dham Yatra was scheduled for May 14 this year. Uttarakhand CM on Apr 29 had said, "Uttarakhand government has suspended Char Dham Yatra this year in view of COVID-19 situation in the state. Only priests of the four temples will perform rituals and puja."