During the Char Dham Yatra, the government of Uttarakhand has set a daily limit on the number of people who can go to the famous Himalayan shrines in the state. These shrines are Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath.
On May 3, the yatra starts, and the limit will be in place for the first 45 days, a government order from April 30 said.
The number of people who can go to Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri each day is 15,000 for Badrinath, 12,000 for Kedarnath, and 7,000 for Gangotri, and 4,000 for Yamunotri.
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Restrictions have been put in place because a record number of pilgrims are expected to show up this year since the Covid-imposed limits are no longer in place. State geography, hotel capacity, and parking capacity all play a role in how many people can stay at a hotel and where they can park on the Char Dham Yatra route, says an order from the government.
A natural disaster called COVID-19 caused the yatra, which is thought to be Uttarakhand’s primary source of income. Devotees couldn’t get into the Himalayan temples for months in the last few years because of COVID-19.
From 10 pm to 4 am, the movement of cars on the Char Dham Yatra route will also be stopped, it said.
The yatra will start on May 3 when the doors of the temples in Uttarkashi district open. On May 6, Kedarnath will be open, and Badrinath will be open on May 8.
They also worry that limiting how far people can drive or stay at a hotel might make people cancel their bookings.
Those who have already booked vehicles, hotels, and dharamshalas may have to deal with problems at the last minute because of a sudden change in rules. Char Dham Yatra joint bus rotation system president Sudhir Roy said this.
