In order to assess the arrangements for the Char Dham Yatra slated to resume next month, Uttarakhand Governor KK Paul’s advisors reached Govindghat by helicopter from where they traveled by road to Badrinath on Monday.
Advisors to the Governor, Ravindra Singh and Prakash Mishra arrived at Govindghat from where they went ahead by road inspecting the sensitive zones along the Rishikesh-Badrinath national highway 58 before reaching Badrinath.
The duo also inspected the temple township and sought details from the Chamoli district magistrate Vinod Kumar Suman regarding arrangements made for the Char Dham Yatra.
The district authorities concerned have already started meetings and other arrangements in view of the Char Dham Yatra slated to resume next month. In order the assess the condition of arrangements made for pilgrimage to Badrinath, lakshman temple and Hemkund Sahib, the Governor’s advisors accompanied by district officials including the DM inspected various aspects including the slide zones on the national highway to Badrinath.
Regarding the lambagad slide zone which temporarily disrupts traffic on the national highway to Badrinath during the Yatra season, they stressed on the necessity of implementing permanent treatment of this slide zone for which the Government of India has approved long term plan under the Char Dham project as part of which construction of new routes and measures like bypassing the lambagad slide zone are planned.
The Government of India has sanctioned a sum of Rs 11,000 crore for these works which will also include long term treatment of slide zones including lambagad.
The Governor’s advisors and district officials also visited the Pulna village on the route to Hemkund Sahib to check the condition of the pilgrimage route during their visit on Monday.