Expecting large number of pilgrims and visitors on the festivals of Ganga Dussehra and Nirjala Ekadashi on Wednesday and Thursday respectively, Uttarakhand police have suggested alternate routes for people coming from Meerut, Delhi, NCR and Punjab.
Those planning to visit Badrinath and Kedarnath from NCR, Delhi and Meerut can take the route from Muzaffarnagar to Deoband- Bijnor to Kotdwar and then Srinagar. Those planning to visit Gangotri and Yamunotri can take the route from Muzaffarnagar to Deoband-Gangolihedi-Mirzapur-Vikasnagar to Yamuna Bridge and then Damta.
Those planning to visit Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib from Punjab can take the route through Paonta Sahib to Vikasnagar to Yamuna Bridge. Those travelling to Badrinath from Punjab can take the route from Paonta Sahib to Dehradun, Bhaniyawala to Natraj Chowk in Rishikesh and then Badrinath.