Kedarnath Yatra Suspended Due to Torrential Rains, Pilgrims Stranded at Sonprayag & Gaurikund
Sonprayag (The Uttam Hindu): Kedarnath Yatra has been stopped due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand. According to the information, the pilgrims have been stopped in Sonprayag and Gaurikund. Let us tell you that the Meteorological Department has issued a rain alert for Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts. Due to heavy rains in Rudraprayag and surrounding areas of Uttarakhand, the water level in the Alaknanda river has increased. However, the river is still flowing below the danger mark.
Kedarnath Yatra suspended, decision taken due to heavy rains; Pilgrims stranded in Sonprayag and Gaurikund: The road leading to Badrinath has also been closed after the landslide. At the same time, the work of removing debris is going on in Gaurikund, so that the yatra can be started soon. Actually, it is raining heavily in Uttarakhand these days. Due to this, incidents of landslides are also coming to the fore. Recently, a landslide occurred in Sonprayag due to heavy rains, in which more than 40 devotees returning from Kedarnath were trapped. However, later the SDRF successfully rescued the 40 stranded devotees. Due to the continuous rain in Uttarakhand, power supply has also been disrupted in many areas. Recently, a cloud burst near Barkot.
Kedarnath Yatra is an important pilgrimage in Hinduism to the Kedarnath temple located in the state of Uttarakhand, India. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is part of the Char Dham Yatra (Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath). Kedarnath temple is located at an altitude of 3,583 meters in the lap of the Himalayas and is considered one of the 12 Jyotirlingas.