Chardham yatra to open partially for locals from July 1, Uttarakhand to issue guidelines

Uttarakhand Cabinet on Friday has decided to issue guidelines for Chardham Yatra for pilgrims from Chamoli, Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag districts from July 1.

New Delhi: The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Friday (June 25, 2021) decided to partially open the Chardham yatra for locals in limited numbers from July 1. The state cabinet also decided to issue guidelines for Chardham Yatra for pilgrims from Chamoli, Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag. According to the state government, all necessary arrangements will be made and steps will be taken. The cabinet said that all priests will be vaccinated beforehand. While addressing the media, the Uttarakhand government's spokesman Subodh Uniyal said Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri will be opened for residents of Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi districts respectively from July 1 with a cap on the number of pilgrims to visit the temples daily. “Bringing a negative RT-PCR/Rapid Antigen test report will be mandatory for every pilgrim and the SOPs to be followed by them while visiting the temples will be issued separately,” Uniyal said.