Kanwar Yatra 2021 Cancelled By Uttarakhand Govt Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday cancelled the Kanwar Yatra in view of a possible third wave of COVID-19, sources said. The Indian Medical Association had also written to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami recently asking him to not allow the yatra to go ahead in the interest of the people of the state and the country.
Dehradun, July 13: The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday cancelled the Kanwar Yatra in view of a possible third wave of COVID-19, sources said.
It is for the second consecutive year that the yatra is not being held due to the pandemic. The Indian Medical Association had also written to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami recently asking him to not allow the yatra to go ahead in the interest of the people of the state and the country. ‘Kanwar Yatra 2021 Culturally Significant but Saving Lives Paramount’, Says Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had said that though Kanwar Yatra is part of Sanatan culture, saving lives in the time of the pandemic was paramount. Kanwar Yatra 2021 Cancelled by Uttarakhand Government Due to COVID-19.
The fortnight-long yatra which begins with the onset of the month of Shravan by the Hindu calendar goes on till the first week of August and sees a large gathering of Kanwariyas in Haridwar from neighbouring states including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi to collect the holy waters of the Ganga.
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