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Kedarnath Yatra: Three devotees taken to hospital due to deteriorating health

By ANI | Published: June 24, 2023 8:52 AM

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 24 : Three female devotees hailing from Haryana who came to Kedarnath temple were taken ...

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Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 24 : Three female devotees hailing from Haryana who came to Kedarnath temple were taken to the hospital after their health conditions deteriorated, informed officials on Saturday.

"Three female devotees from Haryana, who came to Shri Kedarnath temple were taken to Shrikedar Base Hospital in the middle of the night on the information that their health condition was not good," said State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Uttarakhand Police officials.

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Meanwhile, in the ongoing Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand, over 30 lakh pilgrims have visited Char Dham and more than 10 lakh pilgrims have visited Kedarnath, Ashok Kumar, Director General of Police, said on June 22.

Efforts are being made to provide a safe and smooth darshan for the devotees, he further said.

"Uttarakhand police personnel are dedicated to smooth darshan and a safe Chardham Yatra for the devotees. So far, more than 30 lakh (Gangotri- 5,35,327; Yamunotri- 4,65,295; Kedarnath- 10,17,195; Badrinath- 8,98,221; Hemkund Sahib- 88,455) devotees have left for their destinations after visiting Char Dham. Shri Kedarnath has been visited by more than 10 lakh devotees," said Ashok Kumar, Director General of Police.

In a precautionary measure, ahead of the coming monsoon season and amid the ongoing Char Dham Yatra, the Uttarakhand government issued a notice on Friday, June 17, prohibiting all State services employees from going on strike for the next six months.

"Under the sub-article (1) of the article (3) of the Uttar Pradesh Essential Services Maintainance Act (1966), the Lieutenant Governor forbids strikes under state services for the six months starting from the date of issuance of the notice", said the official statement.

On May 17, CM Dhami inaugurated the Registration Office cum Transit Camp for Char Dham Yatris in Rishikesh at a cost of about Rs 22.25 crore.

The Char Dham The Char Dham Yatra consists of the four holy shrines: Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. The Kapat (door) of the Gangotri and Yamunotri opened for devotees on April 22, on the auspicious day of Akshay Tritiya. The doors of the Kedarnath Dham opened on April 25 and Badrinath Dham on April 27.

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