The Uttarakhand government has postponed the Kanwar Yatra in view of the corona epidemic. Kanwar Yatra has been banned for the second consecutive year due to corona infection.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a meeting with senior officials in the Secretariat regarding the Kanwar Yatra. In the meeting, there was an in-depth discussion on the occurrence of the ‘delta plus’ variant of Kovid and the possibility of a third wave of ‘Kovid’ and its ill effects in the country and abroad. The opinion of experts in this regard was also considered. The CM said that giving top priority to the protection of human life, it was decided to postpone the upcoming Kanwar Yatra.

The Chief Minister has directed the Secretary Home and Director General of Police to take appropriate action. The CM also directed that the officers of neighboring states should be requested for effective action by coordinating with them. So that it can be successful in stopping the global epidemic.

Kanwar Yatra has already been banned
The state government has already banned the operation of Kanwar Yatra. An order in this regard was issued on behalf of Secretary Urban Development Shailesh Bengali.

There was pressure on the government to conduct the journey
The Uttarakhand government was under pressure from the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments. Both these states have BJP governments. Both the states are preparing to conduct the Kanwar Yatra. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered his government officials to prepare for the conduct of Kanwar Yatra from July 25.

The government is also afraid of the court
The state government has not even started Chardham Yatra. The High Court has put a stay on the commencement of the Yatra. The government had to approach the Supreme Court. In such a situation, the government can get caught in a judicial case even on the conduct of Kanwar Yatra. The fear of the court is also haunting the government.

Officials not in favor of Kanwar Yatra
In the meeting of the Chief Minister, the high officials made it clear that in view of the Kovid 19 epidemic, it would not be appropriate to conduct the Kanwar Yatra. Lakhs of devotees will come to Uttarakhand during the yatra and it will not be possible to do the Kovid test of all of them. There may also be a lot of arrangements to be made to limit travel.