Uttarakhand Opens Chardham To Pilgrims From Other States, Revises Rules
Previous, most effective pilgrims from Uttarakhand have been approved to embark on Chardham Yatra (Report)
Dehradun:
The Uttarakhand Devasthanam Board on Friday issued a revised usual working process (SOP) permitting asymptomatic individuals from out of doors the state to adopt the chardham yatra however with sure stipulations.
In keeping with the revised SOP, asymptomatic folks from out of doors the state who’ve gone through the RT-PCR take a look at from an ICMR-authorised lab and examined destructive 72 hours previous to their arrival in Uttarakhand can adopt a pilgrimage to the shrines after shopping an e-pass from the Devasthanam Board, its CEO, Ravinath Raman, informed journalists.
The revised SOP has been issued to offer an impetus to the chardham yatra, which commenced on July 1 however used to be restricted to folks from Uttarakhand most effective, he stated.
Asymptomatic travellers from out of doors the state who’ve no longer undertaken the RT-PCR take a look at from an ICMR-authorised lab 72 hours earlier than arrival must mandatorily go through quarantine earlier than making use of for an e-pass, the revised SOP says.
When the COVID-19 scenario normalises, extra steps can be taken to offer an impetus to the chardham yatra, Mr Raman stated.
Pilgrims must mandatorily lift the e-pass, a photograph ID card and the RT-PCR take a look at record in authentic whilst travelling to the Himalayan temples, he stated.
Greater than 21,178 e-passes had been issued by way of the board to pilgrims from throughout the state since July 1, and greater than 10,000 of them have already visited the chardham, Mr Raman added.
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