Uttarakhand obtained incessant rains for the second consecutive day on Monday, prompting officers to advise Chardham pilgrims to not go to Himalayan temples till the climate improves.
Uttarkashi District Magistrate Mayur Dixit mentioned that pilgrims going to Yamunotri have been requested to cease at Barkot and Jankichatti, whereas these going to Gangotri have been requested to cease at Harsil, Bhatwari and Maneri.
Pilgrims visiting Kedarnath and Badrinath have additionally been requested to not proceed on their journey until the climate clears. Chamoli district catastrophe administration officer NK Joshi mentioned that a lot of the pilgrims going to Badrinath are staying in Joshimath and Chamoli.
Rudraprayag Disaster Management Officer NS Singh mentioned that round 4,000 pilgrims going to Kedarnath have been stopped at Lincholi and Bhimbali as a precautionary measure.
The Chardham Devasthanam Board mentioned that in view of the heavy rain warning issued by Uttarakhand Meteorological Department for October 17-19, the Yatra has been quickly stopped for the security of the pilgrims.
The peaks past Badrinath and Kedarnath obtained mild snowfall, whereas the low-lying areas of Chamoli district obtained incessant rain. Rain continued in Uttarkashi and Dehradun additionally.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami over telephone and inquired concerning the precautionary measures being taken by the state authorities in view of the heavy rain warning and warranted him of all doable assist.
Dhami has requested the district administration to supply hourly updates on the climate and highway situations. He additionally requested them to maintain minimal response time within the occasion of a catastrophe.
Most academic establishments throughout Uttarakhand remained closed on Monday, whereas trekking, mountaineering and tenting actions have been banned within the excessive altitude areas of the state, together with the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve and varied forest divisions, until Tuesday as a precautionary measure.
District degree Khel Mahakumbh program to be held at Parade and Pavilion floor in Dehradun on 18-19 October has been cancelled. They have now been rescheduled for October 24 and 25.
The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rain, lightning, hailstorm and gusty winds (60-70 kmph) for all 13 districts of Uttarakhand between October 17 and 19.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
