Dehradun, Sept. 23 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday said that special focus has been placed on strengthening pilgrim facilities, health services and security arrangements during the second phase of the Char Dham Yatra.

According to a release, the Chief Minister said that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, work is progressing rapidly to give Shri Badrinath Dham a grand, divine and well-organised form in keeping with its religious and mythological significance. This will provide better facilities to devotees visiting the shrine.

After Yamunotri and Gangotri, Badrinath Dham has now broken all previous records in terms of pilgrim footfall. For the first time in the history of the shrine, the nu...