Uttarakhand Government to Constitute Committee to Prepare for Char Dham Yatra | 09 Mar 2024

Why in News?

Recently, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed officials to constitute a committee to prepare for the upcoming Char Dham Yatra.

Key Points

  • The CM also instructed officials:
    • CCTV should be installed on Char Dham routes and sensitive areas.
    • Live monitoring of all the Char Dhams should be done from the government level and the disaster control room should be operated properly.
    • To ensure a plastic- free Char Dham yatra.
    • 24-hour power supply should be ensured in all the Dhams. Streetlights should also be installed on routes.
    • Along with the deployment of medical and requisite staff, arrangements should be made for life-saving medicines, equipment, portable oxygen cylinders and ambulances/air ambulances in temporary medical centres on the yatra routes.
    • To prevent diseases in horses and mules, veterinarians should be deployed on the routes.
    • Arrangements should be made for deployment of security forces.
    • Police officers of the rank of additional superintendent and above should be appointed to manage traffic during the pilgrimage period.

Note:

  • Yamunotri Dham:
    • Location: Uttarkashi district.
    • Dedicated to: Goddess Yamuna.
    • River Yamuna is the second-most sacred river in India after River Ganga.
  • Gangotri Dham:
    • Location: Uttarkashi district.
    • Dedicated to: Goddess Ganga.
    • Considered the most sacred of all Indian rivers.
  • Kedarnath Dham:
    • Location: Rudraprayag district.
    • Dedicated to: Lord Shiva.
    • Situated on the bank of the Mandakini River.
    • One of the 12 Jyotirlingas (divine representations of Lord Shiva) in India.
  • Badrinath Dham:
    • Location: Chamoli district.
    • Home to the sacred Badrinarayan Temple.
    • Dedicated to: Lord Vishnu.
    • One of the holy shrines for Vaishnavites.