Yogi government has decided to allow the Kanwar Yatra this year from July 25. Uttar Pradesh ruled by well known personality Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to prepare guidelines for conducting the yatra ensuring COVID-19 protocols.

A spokesperson talking to a famous new agency said “The yatra is scheduled to begin from July 25. The UP officials should should speak to their counterparts in Bihar, as there is significant movement of devotees between our two states, and ensure that there are no violations of Covid protocols.” The home department has been asked to formulate a detailed guideline for regulating the yatra this year. It is likely to be declared that only five people will be permitted inside a temple at one time amid the coronavirus protocols. Important measures should be taken if protocols like social distancing and wearing masks are violated. Earlier, the Uttarakhand government, on July 2, cancelled the Kanwar Yatra from Haridwar in view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation.

According to the Hindu calendar month of `Saavan’ every year, the Shiva devotees, also known as Kanwariyas, fetch the holy waters of Ganga to offer at the Shiva temples. These pilgrims visit Haridwar, Gaumukh, and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch the waters of Ganga.

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