The Uttarkashi district administration has made elaborate arrangements for providing shelter to the pilgrims in case of rain/snowfall during Char Dham Yatra season. Rainfall was reported from Gangotri and Yamunotri-two of the four shrines the district houses on Friday whose portals had been reopened on Wednesday. About 5000 pilgrims have arrived in Uttarakashi on way to Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines since Wednesday, said a police officer based in the district.
Utttarkashi superintendent of police Dadan Pal said on Friday that as it rains and snows during the Char Dham pilgrimage shelters have been put up at various places along the routes to the two shrines located in the district.
Meanwhile, it rained in Gangotri and Yamunotri on Thursday, though no report of landslide has been received so far from any part of the district, SP said, adding that police forces are alert with elaborate arrangements having been made to ensure the safety of the pilgrims. Additional police forces, including PAC jawans, traffic and tourist police personnel aside from SDRF teams, have been deployed at important places to facilitate pilgrims and also to carry out rescue and relief operation in case of landslides and other natural disaster, he said, adding five sub-teams of SDRF and 28 trained tourist police personnel have been deployed at 14 places to facilitate the pilgrims. To facilitate the pilgrims, parking venues have been developed at various places, SP informed.