Reckong Peo, June 12 -- The Himachal Pradesh government has approved the annual Kinnaur Kailash Yatra from July 1 to July 30, with a cap of 375 pilgrims per day, mandatory registration for guides and tour operators, and enhanced environmental safeguards to protect the fragile Himalayan ecosystem, Revenue, Horticulture and Tribal Development Minister Jagat Singh Negi announced on Friday.

The decision was taken after a district-level meeting attended by senior officials of the district administration, police, forest, health and irrigation departments, representatives of Gram Panchayats Puari, Purgani and Ribba, local tour operators, youth organisations and various dev sabhas associated with the pilgrimage route.

Negi said the meeting was ...