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To cheque fake and repetitive entries, the Uttarakhand authorities connected Tuesday (February 17, 2026) said that it is present mulling the instauration of a interest for online registration for the Char Dham Yatra. With implicit 50 lakh takers past year, the yatra is the backbone of the State’s system that is mostly babelike connected spiritual tourism.
Vinay Shankar Pandey, Commissioner, Garhwal, told the media that a committee has been constituted to finalise the magnitude astatine the earliest. The aforesaid is being done to discourage non-genuine registrations, which person led to overcrowding, logistical difficulties, and information concerns successful erstwhile years arsenic the pilgrimage draws millions of devotees annually.
The authoritative said the last interest operation volition beryllium decided erstwhile the committee submits its recommendations and receives support from the State government. Only aft this process volition the interest beryllium formally implemented.
This year, the yatra is scheduled to statesman connected April 19 with the opening of the gates astatine Yamunotri and Gangotri. The portals of the Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines volition unfastened connected April 22 and April 23, respectively.
