Kedarnath Dham Yatra Suspended For 3 Days From August 12 As IMD Predicts Very Heavy Rains

(MENAFN- Live Mint) In view of the warning of heavy to very heavy rains as per the weather forecast, the district administration has closed the Kedarnath Dham Yatra for three days from August 12.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) centre in Dehradun has warned about heavy rain for various districts of Uttarakhand , including Rudraprayag, on August 12, 13 and 14, according to a PTI report.

“The Met Centre in Dehradun has issued a warning of heavy rain in most parts of the state including Rudraprayag on August 12, 13 and 14. The Yatra has, therefore, been put on hold for the period as a precautionary measure for the safety of pilgrims,” Rudraprayag District Magistrate Prateek Jain said.

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In this sequence, the pilgrims coming to Shri Kedarnath Dham Yatra are being requested by the district police not to go beyond the district's police post Jawadi and the pilgrims who have reached Sonprayag are being requested not to go beyond Sonprayag. For this, barricading was also put up at Sonprayag by the police.

Superintendent of Police Rudraprayag Akshay Prahlad Konde said, this morning, around 100-150 pilgrims reached Sonprayag and they tried to go ahead by arguing with the police at Sonprayag. The police stopped them and did not let them go. No incident has happened with anyone in this case.

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• The State Disaster Management Department has asked authorities to remain vigilant and on alert mode.
• The warning system has been tested and people living on the river banks have been appealed to go to safe places.
• JCBs have been stationed in advance in the disaster-prone stretches along the national highways so that immediate action can be taken to open the road in case of an obstruction, he said.
• The police force, the PWD and disaster management teams have been instructed to remain constantly alert, the DM said.
• The water levels of the rivers are being constantly monitored and weather information and alerts are being issued to the people through various mediums. All these steps have been taken keeping in mind the safety of devotees and citizens.

(With inputs from PTI)

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