Yogi's nod for 'Kanwar yatra' in UP

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given the nod for the 'Kanwar yatra' that begins on July 25. The Chief Minister has asked officials to issue necessary guidelines regarding it as devotees also travel to neighbouring states of Uttarakhand and Bihar during the yatra. "In view of coronavirus, necessary guidelines should be issued regarding travel after communicating with the state governments concerned," he said. Last year, the Uttar Pradesh government had suspended the Kanwar yatra in view of the pandemic.

The Uttarakhand government has already cancelled the Kanwar yatra and imposed Section 144 on the borders of Haridwar. "The yatra is scheduled to begin from July 25. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has said that state officials should speak to their counterparts in Bihar, as there is a significant movement of devotees between our two states, and ensure that there are no violations of Covid protocols.