As many as 30 pilgrims, including seven females, left for the Badri Dham pilgrimage from Bageshwar under the 'Mere Buzurg Mere Teerth' (MBMT) scheme on Monday. The SDM Bageshwar Fincharam Chauhan flagged it off at Bageshwar tehsil campus.
This is the second batch of pilgrims from Bageshwar. The first batch of 28 pilgrims that had gone for the Chardhma pilgrimage under the MBMT scheme from Bageshwar on September 29 has returned safely. The pilgrims hail from different parts of the district; it is learnt from the district administrative sources.
Registration of the next batch which will leave for the Char Dham pilgrimage on October 13 will be held between October 8 and 12, said the officials concerned of the Bageshwar district administration. Notably, as many as 26 pilgrims under the MBMT scheme had also gone for the Badrinath pilgrimage from Udham Singh Nagar.
This was the first batch of the pilgrims on the Char Dham pilgrimage from Udham Singh Nagar. The district administration has set a target of sending 200 pilgrims from Udham Singh Nagar under the scheme on the Char Dham pilgrimage, said the officials concerned. Besides, 27 pilgrims under the aforesaid scheme would leave for the Badri Dham pilgrimage from Nainital on October 9.
All other formalities, including registration of the pilgrims, have been completed, added the officials concerned of the Nainital district administration. The MBMT is a free of cost scheme was launched by the State Government to facilitate people above 65 years to go on pilgrimage. However, the pilgrims above 65 are being sent on the aforesaid pilgrimage only when their health parameters are found normal after their medical checkups, said the district officials.