Lucknow: Just two months after of conclusion of the Kumbh Mela earlier than the second wave of Covid-19 swept the nation, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh authorities has given his approval to conduct annual Kanwar Yatra from July 25 and instructed officers to situation pointers on this regard.
According to the sources of Hindustan Times, there might be main hurdles comparable to arranging Ganga water for the devotees with Uttarakhand blocking entry to Haridwar.
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Uttar Pradesh extra chief secretary Navneet Sehgal has knowledgeable detailed pointers on the yatra might be issued quickly. Officials have been instructed by chief minister Yogi Adityanath to coordinate with neighbouring Bihar and Uttarakhand in addition to guaranteeing that Covid pointers are adopted through the yatra.
“Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked to coordinate with neighbouring Bihar and Uttarakhand and ensure Covid guidelines are following during the yatra,” Sehgal informed information company PTI.
Sehgal mentioned that detailed pointers concerning the Yatra might be issued quickly and a gathering of senior officers might be held to debate the matter.
While officers are nonetheless attempting to determine easy methods to coordinate with the Uttarakhand authorities after the state has cancelled the Yatra because of the pandemic. Devotees have been clearly informed to not go to Haridwar for gathering Ganga water.
 There are numerous choices being thought-about to make the go to profitable for devotees, and one of many choices is to supply water from Haridwar by means of tankers to the devotees in UP; whereas one other approach being thought-about in to steer the devotees to gather Ganga water by staying inside UP.
In the annual pilgrimage or Kanwar Yatra, devotees of Lord Shiva accumulate water from River Ganga (normally at Haridwar in Uttarakhand) to supply the identical at Shiva temples of their respective locations.
Devotees who’re often called kanwariyas journey from far-off locations on foot masking tons of of kilometres on foot and go to locations alongside the Ganga. Apart from Haridwar kanwariyas additionally go to Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar.
In 2020, the pilgrimage was cancelled in Uttar Pradesh because of the pandemic restrictions.
