Over six lakh devotees register for Char Dham Yatra

Dehradun (Uttarakhand), March 26: A total of 6.34 lakh devotees have registered for the upcoming Chardham Yatra, said Uttarakhand Tourism Development Council on Sunday.

According to Uttarakhand Tourism Development Council, "Till now, more than 6.34 lakh devotees have registered for the Char Dham Yatra. Of these, 2.41 lakh registrations have been done for Kedarnath Dham and 2.01 lakh for Badrinath Dham, 95,107 for Yamanotri and 96,449 for Gangotri Dham."

Previously, in the presence of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Director General, Medical Health and Family Welfare and Director of Corporate Affairs and CSR Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) signed an MoU to deploy 50 health ATMs during the Chardham Yatra, through which devotees will receive medical services in identified medical units of the Garhwal division.

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"Health ATM will be set up for health screening during Chardham Yatra. With this facility, the devotees will get a lot of conveniences. This would be a good step for the strengthening of medical facilities on the Char Dham Yatra route," Chief Minister Dhami added.

A patient's weight, height, blood pressure, blood sugar, body temperature, and oxygen saturation levels can all be determined with a health ATM. Its features include automated health checks, live video consultations with doctors, instant health reports and prescriptions, and instant medicine delivery.

"The health facilities are being continuously improved so that the pilgrims do not face any health-related problems during the Chardham Yatra," he added.

- ANI

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