New Delhi: Uttarakhand Cabinet on Friday decided to issue guidelines for Chardham Yatra for pilgrims from Chamoli, Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag districts from July 1. According to the government, all necessary steps will be taken and priests will be vaccinated.

The Cabinet decided to partially open the Chardham yatra for locals in limited numbers from July 1.  Conveying cabinet decision before media, Uttarakhand government’s spokesman Subodh Uniyal said Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri will be opened for residents of Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi districts respectively from July 1 with a cap on the number of pilgrims to visit the temples daily. 

Bringing a negative RT-PCR/Rapid Antigen test report will be mandatory for every pilgrim and the standard operating procedure to be adhered to by pilgrims while visiting the temples will be issued separately, Uniyal said.

As per the data of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Uttarakhand has 2,627 active cases.

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