The Chief Minister Harish Rawat welcomed the 15th Rath yatra of Shri Vishwanath Jagdish Shila Doli at the conference hall of Nagar Nigam in Dehradun on Saturday. He said that the yatra like Nanda Devi Raaj Jaat Yatra is a religious festival.
The annual amount will be released for Shri Vishwanath Jagdish Shila Doli Rath Yatra. The money will also be provided for repair of roads. The efforts are being made to connect all religious places with this 23 day yatra. He also praised the organiser of the yatra Mantri Prasad Naithani and said that that the destinations connected to this yatra will be promoted as tourist spots. A separate department will be made to maintain the religious areas and a special secretary will be assigned for this. A Sanskrit education department will be set up for promotions of Sanskrit education. The CM said that efforts are being made to ensure proper implementation of Char Dham.
Speaking about the Jagdish Shila Rath Yatra, the organiser Mantri Prasad Naithani said that that the yatra commenced in 2000. This Rath yatra commences at Vishon Parvat, 11 Village, Hindav, and District Tehri. The event was coordinated by the Coordinator Dr CP Ghildiyal, Vishwanath Jagdish Sheila Doli Rath Yatra Tourism Development Committee. Present on the occasion were Ansuya Prasad Maikhuri, Cabinet Minister Harish Chandra, Durgapal, Mayor Dehradun Vinod Chamoli, Ashok Verma, Vinod Barhthwal and other members.