New Delhi: The continuous rainfall in the upper Himalayan regions have temporarily halted the movement of pilgrims heading towards Kedarnath, Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand’s Garhwal. The authorities have stopped vehicles as a precautionary measure until a detailed assessment of the weather and the pilgrimage routes is done.
As per the ANI report, the officials are closely monitoring the road conditions and the weather situation, and further movement of the vehicles will be allowed only after the routes are declared safe for travel.
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The administration has appealed to the pilgrims travelling to remain patient and only follow official advisories and updates related to weather and pilgrimage.
The Executive Magistrate of Srinagar (Ghrwal) Deepak Vhandari said, “Due to extreme weather conditions today, the yatra has been stopped for a while. The journey has been suspended because of heavy rainfall in Rudraprayag and Chamoli.”
He added, “Currently, in Srinagar, we have two halting areas: the NIT ground where we are standing, where we have already parked more than 100 small vehicles and about 30-35 large vehicles. We also have arrangements at the Awas Vikas ground.”
Arrangements made for pilgrimsBhandari revealed that they are continuously ensuring pilgrims face no issues regarding toilets and water. The food will be available shortly as we have ordered food packets.
