North India Statesman
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Chardham Yatra: There is a lot of enthusiasm among the devotees about the Chardham Yatra starting from the end of this month, for which more than 15 lakh devotees have registered so far. Uttarakhand Tourism Secretary Sachin Kurve told here that the department has intensified preparations for the Chardham Yatra, under which online registration of pilgrims was started from March 20. He informed that this time the registration for the journey has been linked to the Aadhaar card and ‘on the spot’ registration has been arranged through ‘facial identity’.
More than 15 lakh devotees registered
Kurve said that till now more than 1.5 million devotees have registered for the Chardham Yatra. He said that the ‘on -spot’ registration facility has been provided for passengers who will not be able to register online and this registration will also be done through Aadhaar ‘Facial Recognition’ technology. The Tourism Secretary said that ‘on -spot’ registration is especially for pilgrims who are traveling through various bus organizations. He said that the devotees traveling in buses will be registered in hotels or Dharamshalas where they will stay.
Booking starts for helicopter services
Kurve said that they will not need to go to the registration counter for this. To complete this process, 15 mobile based registration teams have been appointed in Haridwar and 25 in Rishikesh. He said that their suggestions have been implemented by meeting with the hotel association and pilgrims. There is a lot of enthusiasm among the devotees about the helicopter service and the booking of tickets has started for the month of May. Kurve said that all tickets have been done on the basis of booking identity card. He told that passengers are being contacted on the phone and asked what medium their ticket was booked and how much fee was charged.
Chardham Yatra will start from April 30
The secretary said that about 2300 passengers have been called so far, out of which 1600 have been talked to and most of the passengers have given information about booking helicopter tickets themselves. This year’s Chardham Yatra will begin with the opening of the doors of Gangotri and Yamunotri temples in Uttarkashi district on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya on 30 April. The doors of Kedarnath located in Rudraprayag district will open on May 2, while the doors of Badrinath located in Chamoli district will open on May 4. This time the state government has also decided to register 40 percent on -spots in addition to online registration so that devotees who cannot use the Internet do not have to face any problem.
