Uttarakhand DGP directs police officers to prepare action plan for smooth conduct of Char Dham Yatra

Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], May 20 : Uttarakhand's Director General of Police Abhinav Kumar on Monday, in a meeting with police officers of the Chamoli district in Joshimath, asked them to prepare an action plan to conduct the Char Dham Yatra smoothly.
The Director General of Police said in the meeting that the Chardham Yatra is related to people's faith, identity and economy, so the police's first effort should be that the passengers take a better experience from there and there should be no adverse effect on the Chardham Yatra.
While giving instructions to ensure the safe completion of the Chardham Yatra, the Director General of Police said that in the coming days, due to holidays in schools in many states, people from the plains turn to pilgrimage sites and tourist places. Therefore, there is a full possibility of increase in the number of passengers and traffic pressure in the coming days. In view of this, he directed all the officers to remain in alert mode.
The DGP said that the safety and convenience of local citizens and passengers is most important during the Chardham Yatra.
The Director General of Police said that in case of increased traffic pressure, arrangements should be made to stop the pilgrims at the designated places. Such places should be near the main towns. Where the devotees can get the facility of food, drink, accommodation and essential items.
The DGP told the officers that to maintain smooth arrangements in Shri Badrinath Dham, after the darshan, the pilgrims should be continuously sent towards their destination so that all the devotees can be provided smooth and well-organized darshan and the pressure of the crowd can be reduced.
The DGP directed that in view of the Char Dham Yatra, the district in-charges of Pauri, Rudraprayag and Chamoli should coordinate among themselves and exchange information daily regarding the number of devotees/travellers and vehicles departing/arriving for the Dhams from their respective districts and implement the traffic plan accordingly.
The Director General of Police said that all necessary steps should be taken to keep the Chardham Yatra smooth, safe and well organized and to avoid chaos due to unnecessary crowd, it should be ensured that people coming without registration are not allowed to travel.
The DGP said that making reels or social media content within 50 meters of the temple premises is completely prohibited during the Chardham Yatra. He said that the instructions issued by the state government in this regard should be strictly followed and he directed to take strict action against those doing so as per the rules.
The DGP while giving instructions said that strict action should be taken against the persons spreading misleading propaganda and rumors about the pilgrimage sites by keeping a vigilant eye on social media through the Social Media Monitoring Cell.