India, Sept. 5 -- The Char Dham Yatra, suspended on September 1 due to incessant rains, will resume from September 6, the Uttarakhand government announced on Friday.

"The weather is now stabilising, skies are clearing, and roads are gradually becoming more secure. Based on the latest IMD forecast and reports from districts, we have decided to allow the resumption of the yatra from Saturday," Garhwal commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey.

Pandey said the yatra was suspended on safety grounds after heavy rainfall triggered landslides and flooding along key stretches of the pilgrimage routes.

The yatra, which takes pilgrims to the shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri, attracts lakhs of devotees annually. Officials said res...