PIONEER NEWS SERVICE | Dehradun
Over 10,000 pilgrims completed their offline registration for the Char Dham Yatra on the first day. Over 1,700 pilgrims registered offline at the Rishikesh transit camp on Monday too. The Garhwal commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey and Garhwal IG Rajeev Swaroop inspected the transit camp in Rishikesh and reviewed the arrangements along with Dehradun district magistrate Savin Bansal and Dehradun SSP Ajai Singh.
Pandey directed officials to ensure smooth registration and essential services for pilgrims. Bansal informed that offline registration will be accepted up to 48 hours before a scheduled visit to any Dham. Pilgrims must present their Aadhaar number for registration. He informed that 30 registration counters operating 24 hours have been established to manage the flow of pilgrims. Mobile teams have been deployed to Dharamshalas, hotels and buses to assist with the process. A total of 35 mobile teams will work during the day and 10 during the night to register incoming pilgrims, he said.
He informed that authorities have set up 24 counters at the transit camp and 12 counters at ISBT for the distribution of food, drinking water and other basic services. The DM instructed the incharge concerned that food provided must be fresh and not cooked more than four hours earlier. He also emphasised on maintaining continuous availability of drinking water, clean toilets, proper food distribution and organised parking. He also ordered that Dharamshala accommodation lists be displayed in each tent and broadcasted on LED screens. Police help centers and Yatri Mitra centres were also inspected to ensure all services are functioning properly.
It is pertinent to mention here that over 21.9 lakh people have registered for Char Dham Yatra so far.
