As many as 6,500 pilgrims including, 4,000 in Kedarnath and 2,500 in Badrinath temple premises, have been asked not to take the return journey on Monday due to heavy rains across the state, said officials of Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board. Pilgrims have been asked to stay in the lodging facilities available in the temple premises and wait till Tuesday to return.
As per our information, there are about 4,000 pilgrims in Kedarnath temple premises and 2,500 in Badrinath premises. We have asked all of them to stay in the lodging facilities there till Monday night and take the return journey after the weather clears on Tuesday said chairman Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board.
He said that the appeal has been made amid a red alert issued by the Dehradun centre of IMD India Meteorological Department for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall on Monday in the state.
The Char Dham Yatra has not been halted but an appeal has been made to the people to not go on the pilgrimage today and tomorrow. They have been asked to stay put where they are due to the threats of rockfalls and landslides on the highway amid heavy rains.
As a Disaster caused by heavy rains in Kedarnath,
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel had a telephonic discussion with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Dhami to rescue Gujaratis trapped in Uttarakhand, CMO announced helpline number: 079-23251900.
Tourists /pilgrims from Surat stranded in Uttarakhand due to heavy rains, can please email their Contact Number / Name with 66.disastersurat@gmail.com and report to Disaster Control Number 1077, 0261-2663200 and inform SEOC Uttarakhand on Contact Number 0135-2710334 and 0135-2710334.
Government estimates that all about 80-100 Gujaratis trapped in Uttarakhand are safe, . Six people are safe near Kedarnath but cannot be brought down right now will be brought down by helicopter ones weather improves.
5 people killed in Uttarakhand, river bridge was washed away. Gates of dam were opened in Kerala. An alert has been issued in Uttarakhand even today. The video of the car being rescued from the crane hs become viral.
Professor from Kanasagara College Rajkot was trapped in Kedarnath. Professor Yashwant Goswami trapped with his son. He went on a trip to Chardhaam. All pilgrims from Rajkot of Gujarat about 30 passengers went to Kedranath with professor are reported to be safe.
