Char Dham Yatra E-Pass Online Registration and Guidelines Due to COVID19

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According to the SOP, all pilgrims are advised to RT-PCR test due to COVID19 and keep their negative report ready at the time of application and also keep their quarantine proof report ready. Pilgrims are required to register Char Dham Yatra before applying for Yatra EPass. Must read below provided full detailed guidelines of Char Dham Yatra E-Pass online application before applying online.
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Important Instructions for Char Dham Yatra due to COVID19 Pandemic 

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Devotees coming to other states/UTs of India will be able to visit Uttarakhand Char Dham Yatra from 1 July 2020. Earlier, the Uttarakhand government had allowed only local pilgrims to visit Char Dham Yatra which starting from 8 June 2020 and kept it was closed for devotees who belong out of Uttrakhand. Ravinath Raman, Chief Executive Officer of Uttarakhand Chardham Devasthanam Management Board, has issued this order based on the advice of the District Magistrates of Chamoli, Rudraprayag, and Uttarkashi. We are giving you all the information about this order here.


Order of Uttarakhand Chardham Devasthanam Management Board

According to an order given by Ravinath Raman, CEO of Uttarakhand Chardham Devasthanam Management Board, the district magistrates, local pujari, and local residents of the districts where the Char Dham temples are located have allowed the pilgrims to stay. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, following the guidelines of the government, the local residents of the districts where the char dhams are located and pilgrims from other states can come in limited numbers for darshan. Apart from this, people who have hotels, guest houses and shops in these districts or government employees working in these districts who want to resume their work will also be allowed to move.

SOP System for Char Dham Yatra

The Board has also issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Darshan at Badrinath Temple in which free tokens will be provided for Darshan. Pilgrims will inevitably have to take free tokens from the counters present in the temples. Fixed time and date of darshan will be mentioned on the token. The token will be checked at the entrance of the temple. According to the information, one person will not be given more than three tokens at a time. According to the SOP only COVID19 negative person has the permission of Char Dham Yatra.

Take care of these things

According to the SOP, all pilgrims have to wear masks and stay at a prescribed distance from each other at every pilgrimage i.e. maintain social distancing. People will get the entry line by line itself. It will take full care of social distancing and masks and sanitizers will be placed at the gate. If you are also going to the temple for darshan, then our advice is to keep a distance from the people present nearby. Avoid touching others in the temple and do not stand in front of anyone during darshan.

Number of pilgrims will be limited

As per the Char Dham Yatra guidelines issued by the government on 9 June 2020 due to the COVID19 pandemic, a maximum of 1200 pilgrims for a day will be allowed to Badrinath, 800 for Kedarnath, 600 for Gangotri and 400 pilgrims for Yamunotri. Only 80 pilgrims will be allowed inside the Kedarnath temple every hour for darshan. At the same, only 120 pilgrims will be allowed in the Badrinath temple.

Timing for Darshan 

The pilgrims at Kedarnath temple will be given only one-minute for darshan, while the Badrinath temple will be given only 30 seconds to darshan.