Char Dham Yatra suspended for two days amid Uttarakhand rain alerts

The Char Dham Yatra has been suspended from Saturday afternoon until Sunday following red and orange rain alerts issued for several Uttarakhand districts. Officials said the pilgrimage will resume once weather conditions normalise, with district magistrates directed to take necessary measures

Dehradun: The Char Dham Yatra has been suspended for Saturday and Sunday in view of the ‘red’ and ‘orange’ rain alerts issued by the meteorological department for most districts of Uttarakhand, officials said.

Garhwal Commissioner Anand Swaroop has issued a letter to all district magistrates in this regard.

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The letter stated that, based on the forecast issued by the meteorological department and considering the safety of pilgrims arriving from across the country and abroad, the Char Dham Yatra has been suspended from Saturday afternoon until Sunday due to the ‘red’ rain alert.

The Commissioner has directed all district magistrates to take necessary action in their respective districts in this regard. The letter mentioned that the Yatra will resume once weather conditions normalise.

The meteorological department has issued ‘red’ and ‘orange’ rain alerts for various districts of Uttarakhand for September 26 and 27.

For Saturday, a ‘red’ alert for heavy rain has been issued for five districts — Bageshwar, Pithoragarh, Champawat, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar — an ‘orange’ alert for five other districts — Dehradun, Pauri, Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Almora — and a ‘yellow’ alert for the remaining three districts — Haridwar, Uttarkashi and Tehri.

Similarly, for Sunday, a ‘red’ alert has been issued for four districts — Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri and Haridwar — an ‘orange’ alert for four other districts — Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Nainital and Rudraprayag — and a ‘yellow’ alert for the remaining five districts — Bageshwar, Almora, Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar and Pithoragarh.