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Uttarakhand government will make devotees visit Chardham online

Dehradun: Amid the growing case of Corona and keeping the safety of pilgrims at utmost priority, the Char Dham Yatra has been postponed this year by the state government. Respecting the sentiments of the devotees at this time of crisis, the Uttarakhand government is preparing to organize a Virtual Darshan of Chardham for the devotees. This will help people to do yatra by sitting at home.

 In this regard, Tourism Minister Shri Satpal Maharaaz on Thursday  discussed this with Honorable Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat to which he agreed on to do the same.

Tourism Minister Shri Satpal Maharaaz also spoke to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of  Devasthanam Board Shri Ravinath Raman and directed to arrange online darshan by issuing a letter.

Adding more in this he said, “Safety of the tourists is in our top priority as a result the state government has postponed the Chardham Yatra this year. However, respecting the spirit of the devotees, instructions have been given to make arrangements for virtual darshan of Chardham. This will allow pilgrims to see rituals from the area that are not restricted in the premises and perform aarti by being at their homes.”

 Tourism Minister Shri Satpal Maharaaz also requested everyone to get vaccinated. He also requested everyone to follow the covid protocol to help in breaking the chain of coronavirus in the state.

Government will gather Doppler radar information for accurate weather information

Tourism Minister Shri Satpal Maharaaz expressed grief over the incident of cloudburst in Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Devprayag and Wednesday at the Kachi Dham a few days ago. He said that given the events like cloudburst, it appears that the said radar are probably not functional. In view of the above events, Tourism Minister Shri Satpal Maharaaz wrote a letter to the Director Meteorological Center Dehradun and instructed to inform about the functioning of the radars.

He further said that the state government will work towards strengthening the system by compiling the information of these incidents of Doppler radar in Garhwal and Kumaon region so  the loss can be reduced.

 He further said that the rescue team is doing relief work at the scene of Kachi Dham. We are following the Honorable Chief Minister’s pledges to provide relief to the people affected by the disaster in the shortest possible time. The government is committed to this. He also said that all possible help is being provided by the government to the rescue team. This will bring great relief and rescue work can be done at a rapid pace.

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