New Delhi: The Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand is all set to begin type at the moment (September 18, 2021) after its extended suspension due to COVID-19. A day after the Nainital High Court lifted the ban on Chardham Yatra and allowed solely absolutely COVID vaccinated folks with a compulsory COVID-19 unfavourable report for the annual pilgrimage, the Uttarakhand authorities issued an in depth SOP to begin the yatra from Saturday with strict adherence to COVID-19 norms.
The court docket additionally imposed a day by day restrict on the variety of pilgrims visiting the Himalayan temples and ordered devotees to comply with strict COVID-19 protocols. According to the SOP issued by the state authorities, over 1,000 pilgrims are allowed day by day on Badrinath, 800 on Kedarnath, 600 on Gangotri and 400 on Yamunotri.
The SOP additionally acknowledged that the pilgrims could have to carry a doc certifying administration of each doses of the anti-COVID vaccine at the very least 15 days again or a unfavourable RT/PCR/TrueNat/CBNAAT/RAT COVID-19 take a look at report not older than 72 hours.
Additionally, pilgrims coming from different states could have to compulsorily register on the Smart City portal. The court docket has additionally directed that nobody shall be allowed to take a shower in any of the springs across the temples. Police drive shall be deployed as per requirement in the course of the Char Dham Yatra in Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi districts.
The Uttarakhand High Court vacated its keep on Chardham Yatra on Thursday in view of the decline in constructive circumstances of the pandemic. The state authorities was additionally below strain to begin the yatra because the livelihoods of lakhs of persons are linked with the annual pilgrimage.
The yatra remained suspended for months due to the pandemic in 2020 and opened within the month of June with a complete of three,21,609 devotees visiting temples throughout your entire season amid the Covid-induced restrictions.
Meanwhile, Chief Secretary SS Sandhu visited Kedarnath on Friday and directed officers to make satisfactory preparations for a secure pilgrimage to the Himalayan shrine.
Sandhu, who additionally reviewed the progress of the reconstruction tasks at Kedarpuri, directed the officers to expedite work with out compromising on high quality. He suggested them to set a weekly goal and look at whether or not they had achieved it on the finish of the week so as to pace up the tempo of labor.
(With PTI inputs)
