President Pranab Mukherjee to attend Kedarnath temple’s opening ceremony

More than 20 months after the 2013 Uttarakhand disaster caused by the flash floods, floods and landslides, President’s consent to visit the Kedarnath temple is considered to be important in view of the state government’s efforts to restore the confidence of devotees in undertaking Chardham Yatra — Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri — in Uttarakhand. The Kedarnath region had faced maximum impact of the 2013 Uttarakhand disaster.

Uttarakhand government has already undertaken a special exercise to give a new shape to the Kedarnath temple area. Despite facing adverse weather conditions, a team from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) has been continuing restoration works in Kedarnath temple area. Several new cottages have been built to accommodate the devotees. The trek route was already built before the beginning of Kedarnath Yatra in 2014.