Badrinath facelift: Centre approves ₹40crore project
DEHRADUN: In a bid to upgrade facilities for pilgrims visiting Badrinath, the central government has approved a multi-million project under which the Himalayan shrine, part of the fabled Chardham, would be given a complete infrastructural facelift, officials revealed.
“The Centre has approved a Rs-40 crore project, under which the Badrinath shrine area would be given a complete infrastructural facelift,” tourism secretary Dilip Jawalkar said.
“The project aims to ensure that pilgrims face no problems while having darshan of Lord Badrinath and their stay is also hassle-free.”
Tourism minister Satpal Maharaj expressed “gratitude to the Centre on behalf of the people of Uttarakhand” for approval of the project. He said the scheme would “help boost the tourist arrivals in the state besides sparing them the inconvenience they face owing to heavy rush in the Himalayan shrine” during the Chardham yatra (pilgrimage). This time the yatra begins on April 18. PAURI GARHWAL: Portals of Madmaheshwar temple — the seat of Kedarnath Baba during winter sojourn — will re-open on May 21, it was announced Saturday.
The announcement was made by Badri-kedar temple committee on the occasion of Vaisakhi celebrations at Omkareshwar temple in Ukhimath in the presence of Vedpathis and priests.
Madmaheshwar temple is characterised by natural beauty spurting into various hues and colours amid the lush green Bugyals with peaks of Chaukhamba, Kedanath and Neelkanth in the backdrop.
Portals of Tungnath temple will open for public on May 2, Vedpathis and priests announced after calculating the Panchang (religious calendar)
NOT ONLY POPULAR WITH DEVOTEES BUT IS A TOURIST ATTRACTION AS IT IS SURROUNDED BY ALPINE MEADOWS
in Markanday temple in Rudraprayag district.
Tungnath temple is situated at the height of 3,680 meters.
Tungnath temple is not only popular with devotees but is a tourist attraction as it is surrounded by the lush green alpine meadows.
Chopta, the last motorable road for Tungnath, is a beautiful tourist destination and very popular among the foreign and Indian tourists who throng to this area in a large number every year.