Dehradun-CM Dhami has given clear instructions that to discourage the usage of plastic bottles, water ATMs and RO vegetation ought to be put in at varied locations on the yatra route, strict action ought to be ensured against those spreading garbage and the “Money Back” scheme for plastic waste ought to be applied in your complete state and plastic waste administration ought to be made necessary at each store. Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami held a excessive-degree assembly with officers of Urban Development Department, Tourism Department and Forest Department on the Chief Minister’s residence with the purpose of constructing Chardham Yatra 2026 utterly plastic free.
Gram Panchayat and different establishments falling on the Chardham Yatra route will repeatedly monitor garbage and plastic waste by drones and for this, a contemporary command and management heart will additionally be established.
30 municipal our bodies positioned on the Yatra route have been strengthened in order that higher civic services can be offered to the devotees. To strengthen the cleanliness system throughout the Yatra, a lot of atmosphere buddies have been deployed and preparations for added cleansing employees have additionally been ensured, in order that the roads, markets, ghats and public locations stay clear repeatedly. Under stable waste administration, 37 MRF centres, 299 compost pits, 38 plastic compactors/baling machines and 266 waste transport autos have been deployed to make sure scientific disposal of waste.
Under the fundamental services of the devotees, public bogs have been expanded, through which separate services have been offered for ladies, males and disabled individuals and 74 cell rest room models will additionally be operated. Keeping in view the stress of autos throughout the journey, a complete parking system has been developed, through which 1000’s of parking areas have been recognized for small and massive autos and different parking preparations have additionally been made. For the lodging of devotees, preparations for about 28,395 rooms and 67,278 beds have been ensured in motels, lodges, dharamshalas and ashrams. Keeping in thoughts the evening security, 19,604 road lights have been put in on main routes.
Special focus has been laid on making Chardham Yatra free from single use plastic. After strict action against plastic within the 12 months 2025, it will be remodeled right into a complete marketing campaign by public participation within the 12 months 2026. This initiative is impressed by the imaginative and prescient of “Clean India” and “Green, Sustainable Development” of Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the purpose is to make the Chardham Yatra utterly clear, plastic free and stable waste free. Along with this, the journey is being made technically robust and clear by QR code based mostly suggestions system, Quick Response Team, management room and trendy machines.
Under the instructions given by the Chief Minister, instructions have been given to all of the competent officers to make sure efficient preparations to make the Chardham Yatra plastic free and a digital deposit refund system will be applied for the administration of plastic bottles, which will be applied by the District Magistrate and the Pollution Control Board. Under Solid Waste Management, all of the municipal our bodies and Panchayati Raj establishments on the Chardham Yatra route have been instructed to coordinate with the district administration. By including worth to horse and mule dung on the Yatra route, pellets will be ready together with Pirul and managed underneath an progressive system. Continuous consciousness applications will be organized on the Chardham Yatra route, through which cooperation of voluntary organizations, NCC cadets, Mahila Mangal Dal and Gram Panchayats will be taken. Along with this, deployment of specialised manpower for waste administration on your complete yatra route will be ensured with rapid impact.
“For the first time, 24 hours free hot water to devotees in Kedarnath Dham”
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami knowledgeable that now as a substitute of chilly water, scorching water will be offered 24 hours to the devotees coming to Kedarnath Dham. This association will be achieved by geysers operated by biomass pellets ready from Pirul (pine leaves) and mule dung. This is the primary experiment within the nation, the place scorching water will be offered around the clock in such a excessive altitude space. These geysers will be put in in GMVN Kedarnath and Lincholi. This progressive experiment will clear up the issue of mule dung on the Kedarnath Yatra route and will additionally present aid from Pirul, the primary explanation for forest hearth. Apart from this, on a trial foundation, hearth pellet based mostly stoves will additionally be offered to the dhabas positioned on the route, which will show to be very helpful in occasions of power disaster and after profitable testing, these will be distributed on a big scale.