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After PM Modi's Visit, Chardham Shrines to Get Uninterrupted Power

After PM's Visit to Kedarnath, Over 7 Lakh People Visited The Shrine Within 45 Days

Badrinath Shrine Reopens For Pilgrim After Winter Breaks

Char Dham, tourist spots in Uttarakhand safe: Tourism Minister Dinesh Dhanai

Char Dham Yatra 2019 � know all about it

After PM Modi's Visit, Chardham Shrines to Get Uninterrupted Power

Other than the Chardham holy places of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, control supply is additionally being given to some Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) posts on the fringe close Mana..

Dehradun:After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high profile pilgrimage to Badrinath and Kedarnath, the Uttarakhand government has decided to provide uninterrupted power supply to all the four highly revered Chardham shrines.

Besides the Chardham shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, power supply is also being provided to some Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) posts on the border near Mana in Chamoli district. We are strengthening our power supply system so that the power remains undisrupted 24X7 in all the four Chardham shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri said Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL) Managing Director, B.C.K. Mishra. Besides the Chardham shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, power supply is also being provided to some Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) posts on the border near Mana in Chamoli district. We are strengthening our power supply system so that the power remains undisrupted 24X7 in all the four Chardham shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri said Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL) Managing Director, B.C.K. Mishra. .

UPCL is the sole government-run power distributing company (discom) in the state.In this connection, Mishra has recently visited the Badrinath and Kedarnath areas to inspect the power supply system at the two shrines which hundreds of pilgrims, including VIPs, visit every day. For Kedarnath, the UPCL will install a 33 KV sub-station at a cost of Rs 10 crore at Sonprayag in Rudraprayag district for strengthening the supply system at Kedarnath.UPCL is the sole government-run power distributing company (discom) in the state.In this connection, Mishra has recently visited the Badrinath and Kedarnath areas to inspect the power supply system at the two shrines which hundreds of pilgrims, including VIPs, visit every day. For Kedarnath, the UPCL will install a 33 KV sub-station at a cost of Rs 10 crore at Sonprayag in Rudraprayag district for strengthening the supply system at Kedarnath.

Once this sub-station is installed, we will be able to give undisrupted power supply to Kedarnath. Sometimes, the electricity trips as the power lines are very long Mishra said. Similarly, a 33 KV sub-station is being set up at Pandukeshwar in Chamoli district near Badrinath for strengthening the power supply system.

Through this move, we will also be able to supply power to some ITBP posts near Mana," the official said. For Gangotri, the UPCL will take over the 33 KV sub-station of NTPC at Dabrani in Uttarkashi district, which was built for the 660 MW Loharinag Pala hydel project but was later scrapped on environmental grounds by the previous UPA government.For improving power supply to the Yamunotri shrine, efforts are on to strengthen the power supply system at Barkot in Uttarkashi district, Mishra said.

When we take shutdowns during issues, the power goes off in the entire place of worship. However at this point we will ensure that during any shortcoming, the power supply stays undisturbed in these exceedingly loved shrines, he included.

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After PM's Visit to Kedarnath, Over 7 Lakh People Visited The Shrine Within 45 Days

PM Narendra Modi's visit to Kedarnath made it a well known goal for pioneers, establishing the most astounding precedent of guests since 2013 floods.

New Delhi: Nearly 7.3 lakh people visited Kedarnath shrine within the first 45-days of Char Dham Yatra. Pilgrims are visiting the shrine via helicopters for which people have been standing in a kilometre long queue.The massive turnout set the highest record that the Himalayan shrine has witnessed since Uttarakhand was hit by one of the worst floods in 2013.The increasing attraction can be credited to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's frequent visits to the temple. Earlier this year, one of his visits to the Rudra meditation cave just before the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 was widely telecasted.

The hallowed place had gotten next to no vacation destination after the loathsome surges of 2013 hit the state. It is simply after the Prime Minister's visit that the sanctuary has turned out to be famous once more.

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Badrinath Shrine Reopens For Pilgrim After Winter Breaks

Gopeshwar-The gateways of the Badrinath hallowed place were revived for enthusiasts at an opportune time Friday after the winter break.The doors of the Himalayan shrine were thrown open to public at 4.15 am by chief priest Ishwari Prasad Nambudiri in the presence of a large number of devotees, Mandir Samiti and the administrative officials.

Elaborate rituals preceded the formal opening.Around 10,000 devotees visited the high altitude shrine on the opening day, a temple committee official said.

Noticeable among the individuals who offered supplications at the sanctuary on the opening day were Representative Baby Rani Maurya and previous boss pastor Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.

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Char Dham, tourist spots in Uttarakhand safe: Tourism Minister Dinesh Dhanai

DEHRADUN: Dismissing worries of guests intending to drop their appointments for Uttarakhand in the wake of the most recent tremor in Nepal, the state government today said Char Dham yatra. routes and all tourist spots are absolutely safe and there is no need to worry.The fresh wave of tremors in Nepal yesterday has generated fear in the minds of tourists and pilgrims bound for Uttarakhand, who are now in a mood to cancel their bookings to different destinations across the state,Uttarakhand Tourism Minister Dinesh Dhanai said.

The state government has received several calls from prospective visitors wanting to know whether their visit to the hill state will be safe. Even private tour operators, who have made the bookings, are inquiring about the situation.But there is no need to fear as Char Dham yatra and all the places of tourist interest across the state are absolutely safe. Those planning to visit Uttarakhand can go anywhere in the state without any trouble," Dhanai said.

He said that the state government is "fully prepared" to deal with any natural calamity including quakes. We have the State Disaster Response Force besides a well- oiled disaster mitigation and management machinery which has been directed to evacuate pilgrims and tourists in case of a crisis," the minister said, in a bid to instil confidence among visitors bound for the hill state

Describing tourist arrivals in the state since the start of the Char Dham yatra season this year on April 21 as "encouraging", Dhanai said so far 1,15,162 devotees have visited Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri.A total of only 2.5 lakh devotees could make to the four Himalayan shrines in the entire yatra season last year. All arrangements have been made on the yatra route for the convenience of pilgrims. Apart from the trek route, chopper services are also available for pilgrims.

Chopper services are available from ten places, including Fata and Guptkashi in Rudraprayag district, which the devotees can avail of at a cost of Rs 7,000 per head, he said. Yatra to the famous Sikh shrine of Hemkund Sahib in Garhwal Himalayas will also begin on June 1 and work on snow clearance from the trek route between Govindghat and the Gurudwara will be over by May 17-18.

The Chief Minister will banner off the main cluster of explorers for the hallowed place from Govindghat on May 31, he said.

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Char Dham Yatra 2019 � know all about it

Char Dham Yatra 2019 is at long last here and Hindu explorers are planning to go on this adventure of amazing magnitude. The Char Dham Yatra is about the four blessed streams of India yamuna, Ganga, Mandakini, and Alaknanda (the Hindi word 'scorch' is made an interpretation of in English to four). These streams are situated at Yamunotri, Gangotri, KedarnathandBadrinath individually, and travelers advance toward every one of these areas to finish the otherworldly adventure. The adventure is accepted to discharge people from the cycle of birth and demise, and is tremendously loved by all Hindus.

The journey and destinations

Each destination has a special significance in Hinduism. Yamunotri is dedicated to Goddess Yamuna; Gangotri is dedicated to Goddess Ganga; Kedarnath is the abode of Lord Shiva; while Badrinath is the abode of Lord Vishnu. Pilgrims have to visit all the four destinations to complete the pilgrimage. May is the ideal time to visit these high-altitude destinations after the snow has cleared, and paths have been paved for a safe trek. But visitors should keep in mind that it is not an easy trek.

An interesting part of this excursion is that the sanctuaries are visited in such a way, that you begin in the west and afterward proceed onward to east. This implies the trek is to be done in the accompanying request � Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath.

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