Uttarakhand govt suspends Char Dham yatra in wake of rising Covid cases

The Uttarakhand government has suspended the Char Dham yatra this year due to rising Covid cases.

In the wake of the rising Covid-19 cases in the country, the Uttarakhand government has suspended the Char Dham yatra this year, Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat said on Thursday. He said, "Uttarakhand government has suspended Char Dham Yatra this year in view of Covid-19 situation in the state. Only priests of the four temples will perform rituals and puja." India's Covid-19 situation remains grim. A record single-day rise of around 3.8 lakh cases over the last 24 hours pushed the overall tally to 1,83,76,524 on Thursday.