New Delhi: The Uttarakhand government has capped the daily limit on the number of pilgrims, ahead of the Char Dham Yatra which is set to commence on May 3.
At Badrinath, 15,000 pilgrims will be allowed daily. Meanwhile, 12,000 pilgrims will be allowed daily at Kedarnath, 7,000 at Gangotri, and 4,000 at Yamunotri, news agency ANI reported. The arrangement has been made for 45 days.
Also, pilgrims are not required to carry a negative Covid-19 test report or a Covid-19 vaccination certificate this year.
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On Saturday, April 30, Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand, SS Sandhu, took a meeting of the concerned officers on the instructions of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The meeting was conducted in order to clear all confusion regarding carrying out Covid-19 tests of the travellers and pilgrims coming from outside the state.
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Sandhu said that to this date, it is not compulsory for passengers and devotees arriving from the state borders to undergo Covid-19 testing, and present a Covid-19 vaccination certificate.
However, all travellers and devotees must register on the portal operated by the Tourism Department for Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand.
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