On Thursday, 29 April 2021, the government of Uttarakhand suspended the ‘Char Dham Yatra’ (4 Holy Site Journey) in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases across the state.
चारधाम यात्रा को कोविड-19 की महामारी के दृष्टिगत वर्तमान में स्थगित किया गया है। पुजारी एवं तीर्थपुरोहित मंदिरों में नियमित रूप से पूजा करते रहेंगे। पर्यटकों के लिए चारधाम यात्रा को अग्रिम आदेश तक स्थगित रखा जा रहा है।
— Tirath Singh Rawat (@TIRATHSRAWAT) April 29, 2021
“Conducting the yatra amid the raging pandemic is not possible. Only priests of the four temples at Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Gangotri will perform rituals and puja,” Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat said while announcing the decision.
- This comes after Uttarakhand recorded the highest single-day spike of 6,054 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the cumulative tally to 1,68,616, while 108 deaths pushed the toll to 2,417. There are 45,383 active Covid-19 cases in the state, while 1,17,221 have recovered, a state health department bulletin.
Speaking about measures that are being taken to curb the pandemic, Rawat added, “We are conducting as many tests as possible. I would like to urge people to always wear masks whenever they step out.”
When asked regarding the death rate that has spiked in the last few weeks, he said, “We are surrounded by Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh from where critical patients often travel to Uttarakhand for treatment. As such, it becomes difficult for us to save them. Hence, people should get tested as soon as they feel any symptoms so as to avoid severities.”
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