Heavy Snowfall; Uttarakhand Govt Suspends Kedarnath Yatra Registration

New Delhi: Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an alert for the heavy snowfall in the Kedarghati and Kedarnath Dham. The weather in the region is expected to remain extremely bad for the next week. Following this IMD warning, the Uttarakhand government has suspended registrations of pilgrims for the Kedarnath Dham Yatra.

“The weather is expected to remain bad in Kedarghati for the next one week. On the alert of the Meteorological Department, the state government has stopped the registration of the visit to Kedarnath Dham. The heavy snowfall in Kedarnath has created difficulties for the administration,” a statement from the Uttarakhand government said.

“According to the forecast received from the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of snowfall in Kedarnath Dham for the next 6-7 days, in view of which the Superintendent of Police, Rudraprayag has been coordinated with the district administration and officials of the concerned department to take further necessary action,” the press release said.