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Kanwar Yatra in UP: Supreme

Court issues notice to Yogi govt
While the Yogi Adityanath government has allowed the yatra from July 25
despite concerns raised in various quarters over the risk posed by such
events in triggering a possible third wave of COVID-19, the neighbouring
Uttarakhand has suspended the kanwar yatra.

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi |

Updated: July 14, 2021 12:52:14 pm

As part of the yatra, kanwariyas trek up to or drive to ghats of the Ganga, and fill pitchers with water
from the river before making the journey back to their towns and villages. (File photo)

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The Supreme Court Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of a report in The
Indian Express of the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to allow ‘Kanwar Yatra’
and issued notice to the state government. A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman
posted the matter for hearing on Friday.

“We read something disturbing in The Indian Express today that the state of UP has
chosen to continue with the Kanwar yatra, while the state of Uttarakhand with its
hindsight of experience, has said that there will be no Yatra,” Justice Nariman told
the Solicitor General.

While the Yogi Adityanath government has allowed the yatra from July 25 despite
concerns raised in various quarters over the risk posed by such events in triggering
a possible third wave of COVID-19, the neighbouring Uttarakhand has suspended
the kanwar yatra.

UP Additional Director General (ADG) Law and Order, Prashant Kumar, said that
this year, the yatra will be held from July 25 to August 6.

Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal said a response to the

court’s notice will be provided in the given time. “As of now we have received
information only through the media. Once the notice is received by concerned
authorities, an answer will be sent. The government will take decision and
guidelines will be issued in time. As of now, the stand of the government is that they
have allowed Kanwar yatra in the state. The yatra is scheduled to begin on July 25
and there is still a lot of time,” he said.

Officials said that in 2019, the last time the yatra was organised, nearly 3.5 crore
devotees (kanwariyas) had visited Haridwar while over 2-3 crore people had visited
pilgrimage spots in Western UP.

As part of the yatra, kanwariyas trek up to or drive to ghats of the Ganga, and fill
pitchers with water from the river before making the journey back to their towns
and villages. While much of the traffic is usually headed to Haridwar, pilgrims also
go to the UP districts of Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr,
Hapur, Amroha, Shamli, Saharanpur, Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Kheri, Barabanki,
Ayodhya, Varanasi, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Bhadohi, Mau,
Sitapur, Mirzapur and Lucknow.

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