Now after the order of the court, there will be no daily limit from Wednesday. (file)
Nainital:
The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday removed the daily limit of devotees visiting the temples of Char Dham, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the HC had earlier fixed the maximum number of devotees who can visit the temples daily, 1,000 for Badrinath, 800 for Kedarnath, 600 for Gangotri and 400 for Yamunotri.
Now after the order of the court, there will be no daily limit from Wednesday.
However, a division bench of Chief Justice RS Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma said that every pilgrim will have to bring a negative coronavirus test report and a vaccination certificate.
Apart from this, police will be deployed as per requirement in Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi districts.
Earlier, the High Court had also banned bathing in any reservoir or spring located around the temples, apart from fixing the daily limit.
However, the state government filed an affidavit in the high court, requesting it to amend its earlier order to increase the number of pilgrims visiting the Himalayan temples.
It was also said in the application that all the guidelines laid down by the court in the previous order are being followed.
The government told the court that all necessary arrangements have been made in the four dhams.
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