Uttarakhand State Tourism Board has started the exercise of biometric registration for devotees and facilities like SMS alerts in case of an emergency for the upcoming Char Dham Yatra, which is all set to begin from April 2026. Due to the extensive damage to lives and property during last year’s natural calamity, the confidence of visitors in their own safety & security also took a beating in the flash floods.
Tourism Secretary Umakant Panwar, referring to Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Gangotri, said, “All efforts are being made by the tourism department to ensure that people visiting the char dhams have a sense of total security while touring the shrines this year. We are doing all we can to restore that lost sense of security among tourists and devotees alike. We want to tell the world we are ready for a smooth, safe and trouble-free Char Dham pilgrimage this year.”
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The routes to pilgrimage sites such as Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri, Gangotri and Hemkund Sahib will open on different dates from 3rd May to 10th May. The portals of Yamunotri and Gangotri will be thrown open to devotees on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya on April 19, Kedarnath on April 22 and Badrinath on April 24. The journey to the Sikh shrine is slated to begin on 25th May.
A Char Dham Yatra control room will be set up at the tourism directorate, where devotees will be given all the information related to the high-altitude shrines located in the state. It will operate from 7 AM to 9 PM. The control room will be linked up to the district magistrates of the Garhwal region and the regional offices of all departments.
Besides the control room, there will be a disaster control room which is already operational and allows visitors to get information such as weather updates, availability of hotel rooms, hospitals, petrol pumps and ATM’s close to lodges and hotels.
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