Lucknow: Amid the global epidemic coronavirus, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana have decided to jointly decide not to allow annual Kavad Yatra starting July 6. The Kawad yatra is a main religious pilgrimage of Shiva devotees. In 2019, more than 4 crore devotees reached Haridwar in the auspicious month of Sawan.
According to a government spokesperson, after a video-conferencing meeting between Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Uttarakhand and Haryana Chief Ministers Trivendra Singh Rawat and Manohar Lal Khattar, a decision was taken on Saturday night to decide not to allow Kavad Yatra. has gone. CM Yogi has also instructed senior police officers and divisional commissioners to apprise the religious leaders, kawad associations and peace committees regarding the decision.
The government spokesperson has said that, "CM Yogi has said that religious leaders and Kavand Sanghs should urge devotees not to undertake the yatra in view of the epidemic this year. Corona virus protocol in Shiva temples in the month of Sawan also It has been decided to implement strictly. " Let us tell you that in the month of Sawan, a large number of devotees throng the Shiva temples and the state government has decided not to allow more than five devotees to go to the temple at a time. No more than five devotees can be present within the temple at one time.
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