Chief Minister Harish Rawat has announced a sum of Rs 2 lakh for the Yogdhyan temple at Pandukeshwar while adding that the disaster victims who have not yet received compensation from the Government would be provided the same. He said that the State Government is working to create an atmosphere wherein pilgrims can be assured that it is safe to undertake the Char Dham Yatra throughout the year.
The CM said this while attending the Kuber Devra ceremonial worship being held after 100 years at Pandukeshwar. Rawat’s chopper landed at the Govindghat helipad on Thursday morning and from here he reached Pandukeshwar by road. The CM first paid his respects to lord Uddhav in the Yogdhyan temple from where he paid his respects to lord Kuber.
later addressing the gathering, Rawat said that foreign experts are being consulted and help is being sought from the Centre regarding the treatment of lambagad slide zone on the national highway to Badrinath. The Govindghat-Pulna motor road will be repaired soon. The State is working to facilitate Char Dham Yatra throughout the year. The number of pilgrims undertaking the winter Yatra this year has been good and this experience will help further improve the pilgrimage.
From April this year, all the residents of Uttarakhand will receive health insurance for upto Rs50,000 and Mahila Mangal Dals in each disaster affected village would receive Rstwo lakh each for developmental works. The Chief Minister directed the district magistrate to ensure there is no negligence in facilitation of pension. The Badrinath MlA Rajendra Bhandari informed the CM about damage wreaked by disaster in the region and sought assistance from the State Government.