Only 8 pilgrims to take road to Kedarnath this year

April 10, 2014 12:24

Meanwhile, just eight pilgrims have registered for road travel towards Kedarnath this year as opposed to nearly 13 lakh, who had visited Kedarnath and Badrinath last year.

Rattled by last year's devastation, only 77 devotees have opted for the chopper service for Kedarnath this year.

With the Char Dham Yatra, the backbone of Uttarakhand's economy, scheduled to kick off in the first week of May, it is clear that the state is set to lose hundreds of crores in revenue.

The Char Dham Yatra used to have over 2 crore visitors throug the pilgrimage season. It fueled the economy of Uttarakhand, triggering money circulation in the form of taxi rides, hotel bookings, chopper rides and road taxes.

This year, the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN) has only 294 bookings, including 77 for Kedarnath, for the Char dham Yatra.

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