Dehradun, April 23 -- Chaos on Day One of Kedarnath Yatra

Garhwal Post Bureau

Mussoorie/Kedarnath, 22 Apr: While the opening of the portals of Kedarnath Dham witnessed an outpouring of faith, the very first day of the pilgrimage exposed glaring flaws in the administrative arrangements. Hundreds of devotees faced severe hardships as helicopter services were disrupted.

According to reports, helicopter services operated by Himalayan Heli Service Limited failed to take off at their scheduled times in the morning. It is reported that flights scheduled to commence at 6 a.m. were denied landing permission at Kedarnath, resulting in the complete disruption of the service.

A large number of devotees had gathered at the Sherasi helipad early in...