Many pilgrims from the state and outside areas are not reaching for Chardham Darshan even after registering and obtaining e-pass. Now it has been decided that if the passengers with e-pass do not reach, other registered passengers will be allowed to visit the Char Dham. But the number of passengers will not exceed the fixed numbers per day .
After lifting the ban on behalf of the High Court, the state government started the pilgrimage to Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham from September 18. In order to conduct the yatra as per the Covid rules and the guidelines of the court, the government has fixed the number of passengers visiting Chardham by issuing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
For darshan of Chardhams, it is mandatory for the travelers coming from the state and outside to register on the website of Devasthanam Management Board www.devasthanam.uk.gov.in. After which the e-pass is issued by the board. It came to the notice of the government that out of the registered pilgrims, only a small number of pilgrims are reaching for darshan every day.
On Saturday, Secretary Dharmaswa Harichandra Semwal has ordered the DMs of Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi districts to allow other registered pilgrims to visit Chardham in place of the registered pilgrims who are not reaching the Chardham on the due date.
Keeping in view the convenience of the passengers, the government has decided to issue offline passes. However, as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued for Char Dham Yatra, passengers will have to register on the Smart City Portal. Apart from this, it is mandatory to have a certificate of both doses of the vaccine or a negative report of the corona test 72 hours before.
Badrinath – Pandukeshwar
Kedarnath – Sonprayag
Gangotri – Uttarkashi, Heena, Harshil
Yamunotri – Barkot
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