chardham yatra

According to rescue team, the trapped men have a buffer of around 400 metres to walk and breathe. The rescuers have also ensured supply of essential things and are using 900-mm wide pipes to rescue them.

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami performed a pooja following the openings of portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri.

During Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi also lauded the individuals who are making a special effort to keep these holy places clean

The announcement was made in response to demands raised by seers to ban non-Hindus from participating in Char Dham Yatra

"This decade belongs to Uttarakhand. In the next 10 years, the state will receive more tourists than it did in the last 100 years,” said PM Modi.

The Prime Minister will also be inaugurating key infrastructure projects which have been completed at a cost of over Rs. 130 crore including Saraswati Retaining Wall Aasthapath and Ghats, Mandakini Retaining Wall Aasthapath, Tirth Purohit Houses and Garud Chatti bridge on river Mandakini.

Uttarakhand Congress Vice-president, Suryakant Dhasmana claimed that the deadly coronavirus is the grace of Lord Krishna