Madhya Pradesh
Uttarakhand Government to Constitute Committee to Prepare for Char Dham Yatra
- 09 Mar 2024
- 2 min read
Why in News?
Recently, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed officials to constitute a committee to prepare for the upcoming Char Dham Yatra.
Key Points
- The CM also instructed officials:
- CCTV should be installed on Char Dham routes and sensitive areas.
- Live monitoring of all the Char Dhams should be done from the government level and the disaster control room should be operated properly.
- To ensure a plastic- free Char Dham yatra.
- 24-hour power supply should be ensured in all the Dhams. Streetlights should also be installed on routes.
- Along with the deployment of medical and requisite staff, arrangements should be made for life-saving medicines, equipment, portable oxygen cylinders and ambulances/air ambulances in temporary medical centres on the yatra routes.
- To prevent diseases in horses and mules, veterinarians should be deployed on the routes.
- Arrangements should be made for deployment of security forces.
- Police officers of the rank of additional superintendent and above should be appointed to manage traffic during the pilgrimage period.
Note:
- Yamunotri Dham:
- Location: Uttarkashi district.
- Dedicated to: Goddess Yamuna.
- River Yamuna is the second-most sacred river in India after River Ganga.
- Gangotri Dham:
- Location: Uttarkashi district.
- Dedicated to: Goddess Ganga.
- Considered the most sacred of all Indian rivers.
- Kedarnath Dham:
- Location: Rudraprayag district.
- Dedicated to: Lord Shiva.
- Situated on the bank of the Mandakini River.
- One of the 12 Jyotirlingas (divine representations of Lord Shiva) in India.
- Badrinath Dham:
- Location: Chamoli district.
- Home to the sacred Badrinarayan Temple.
- Dedicated to: Lord Vishnu.
- One of the holy shrines for Vaishnavites.
