The two-day cycle rally that would cover 90 km from Rudraprayag to Gaurikund via Guptkashi, aimed at promoting safe and secure Char Dham Yatra, will kick off on April 28.
Informing, Rudraprayag senior superintendent of police Pralad Narayan Meena said on Tuesday that elaborate security arrangements have been made on the pilgrimage routes with the possibility of lakhs of pilgrims, including VVIPs, reaching the shrines in the coming days.
He further said that a large number of people, including police officers and personnel from Rudraprayag, Dehradun and Uttarkashi districts, are expected to participate in the cycle rally which will begin from Rudraprayag Bazar at 5.30 am and go up to Guptkashi (around 45 kms) on April 28 and starting from Guptkashi the next day it would culminate at Gaurikund(around 45 kms ).
“We are engaged in giving the final shape to the preparations being made to ensure a safe and glitch- free pilgrimage to the shrines beginning from April 28,” Meena said.
He said that adequate number of temporary police posts would be set up along the routes to the shrines passing through Rudraprayag district.
Notably, the char dham yatra will begin from April 28 as the pilgrimage for Yamnotri will start that day while the yatra for Gangotri would start on May 3.
The same for Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines are set to start on May 6.
Rudraprayag circle officer Shivdhar Prasad said that adequate state disaster response forces aside from additional police forces would be deputed along the pilgrimage routes to ensure smooth conduct of the pilgrimage.
He stressed on making fool-proof arrangements to stop accident along the pilgrimage routes.
“The police deployed for char dham yatra duties would help the pilgrims with all information required regarding the locations of dharamshalas, temples, hotels and hospitals.
“Besides, signboards would be laid at some places, warning the pilgrims about the areas vulnerable for landslides and accidents,” he said.