Rudraprayag, June 16 -- Rudraprayag District Magistrate Vishal Mishra advised devotees to exercise caution as monsoon activity increased in the region, noting that over 12 lakh pilgrims had visited Kedarnath since the yatra began on April 22.

"The Kedarnath Yatra started smoothly on April 22. More than 12 lakh people have come so far. The monsoon has also arrived. The rainy season is gradually increasing. Therefore, we, along with our entire team, are monitoring the entire traffic, landslide zone and Kedarnath temple through cameras," Mishra told ANI.

He appealed to pilgrims to undertake the journey with necessary precautions and said health centre services are available for devotees during the yatra.

The District Magistrate advised pi...