After the Uttarakhand Government postponed the Char Dham Yatra due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN) had to refund over Rs 3 crore to the pilgrims who booked online heli services.
As informed by the managing director of GMVN, Ashish Chauhan, “We had to suffer quite a loss this year due to the postponement of Char Dham Yatra. Due to this, we have to return over Rs 3 crore to pilgrims for helicopter services. Though we have paid salaries to our employees till the last month, we have written to the State Government and requested for monetary assistance.”
He further informed that some GMVN buildings were acquired in districts to use them as Covid care centres due to which, they would also receive some funds through the district magistrates which would help in current critical times.
Moreover, Chauhan said if the State Government issues the order to start Char Dham Yatra, GMVN would try to recover its losses and return to normal conditions like before.
