Final preparations reviewed for Kailash Mansarovar yatra
Pithoragarh: Pithoragarh district magistrate Vinod Kumar Goswami, on Friday, reviewed the final preparations for the
Kailash Mansarovar yatra
scheduled to resume on June 30 after a five-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The meeting was attended by representatives from the Army, Border Roads Organisation (BRO), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) – the nodal agency for the yatra.
To facilitate the journey, KMVN has arranged 13 buses, with two reserved as backup. The DM instructed the health department to establish base hospital facilities at Gunji and directed BRO to deploy earth movers at landslide-prone areas to ensure smooth vehicle movement, with road condition bulletins to be issued twice daily.
He also instructed the establishment of a robust communication system for pilgrims and support staff.
"The 23-day pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar will be conducted by road via Lipulekh pass. This year, only five batches – each comprising 50 pilgrims – will undertake the yatra. Pilgrims will also have the opportunity to visit Adi Kailash, Patal Bhuvaneshwar Cave Temple, and Jageswar Dham," said DM Goswami.
Officials said the first batch will assemble in Delhi on June 30 to complete visa, fee, and medical formalities. The group will then proceed to Tanakpur on July 4, from where ITBP will escort them to Lipulekh. The last batch will depart on Aug 4, with the yatra concluding on Aug 26.
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