ITBP personnel were deployed for security, just a day after a 62-year-old pilgrim from Odisha was seriously injured when he was hit by a rock falling from a hill on his way to the Kedarnath shrine on Thursday.
ITBP personnel deployed to streamline security and philosophy Kedarnathi According to news agency temple, Uttarakhand after heavy influx of pilgrims ANI report good. Additionally, ITBP has alerted its disaster management teams in the area. Medical teams with O2 cylinders deployed at different places
Meanwhile, Panchanan, a resident of Jharsuguda, Orissa, was hit by a falling rock from the Baurai hill while he was on his way from Gaurikund to Ghora Padava with his wife, an officer of AIIMS, Rishikesh, on his way to Kedarnath, where the man is from. Under treatment, said. He said that the pilgrim was first taken to a hospital in Rudraprayag from where he was taken to AIIMS Rishikesh by helicopter. The officer said that he suffered serious head injuries. He said the person has been admitted to the trauma center of the hospital.
Notably, over two lakh pilgrims have visited Kedarnath and Badrinath, which opened on May 6 and May 8 respectively, officials said on Thursday.
The Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee, which manages the temples, said 1,30,257 pilgrims visited Kedarnath and 76,968 devotees from Badrinath till 4 pm on Thursday. Committee chairman Ajendra Ajay said that this is an indication that this time four Himalayan shrines are ready to receive a record number of pilgrims.
He said that very good arrangements have been made on the Chardham Yatra route for the convenience of the pilgrims and he is thanking the administration for everything.
Chief Secretary SS Sandhu said that it is natural for pilgrims to come in large numbers. Char Dham Yatra This time it is taking place on its full scale after a gap of two years during which it was held in a severely limited manner due to the COVID pandemic.
However, keeping in view the carrying capacity of the temples, a limit has been imposed on the number of pilgrims visiting per day and their registration has been made mandatory so that they do not face any inconvenience, he said.
There is satisfactory arrangement for the pilgrims along the route and the situation is being continuously monitored in consultation with the District Magistrates of Chamoli, Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag districts in the districts where the temples are located.
The state government also shared videos in which pilgrims from Rajasthan, Maharashtra and West Bengal were seen praising the authorities for the arrangements on their way to the temples.
On the unusually high number of pilgrims en route to the temples, the Chief Secretary said most of them had died of heart attacks or post-Covid medical complications and not because of poor arrangements. Since the commencement of the Char Dham Yatra on May 3, around 23 pilgrims have died on their way to the temples.
(with inputs from agencies)