Gret news-Kedarnath Wildlife Division should be taken out of the two hundred meters of the Chowpata Tungnath walking tour – Jeetmani Painuli
Dehradun 25 April 2022. Former patron of Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee Employees Union, Jeetmani Panuli said in a press conference that on the way from Kedarnath to Badrinath Dham, Chowpata Tungnath is such a sightseeing place that can make its mark on the map of world tourist places. Even today this beautiful place is known as second Switzerland. They
Told that where local people have been making temporary shelters at the yatra stop since time immemorial. Due to which their animals get a place to rest. Where the animals get rest in the rain, the tourists do not feel boredom with human activities.
In this area, a committee has been formed for environmental protection of the local people, who keep on running cleanliness campaigns from time to time. Panuli said that due to the roofs made by the local people, a lot of facilities are available to the passengers. At the same time, they also enjoy this scenic spot. Tree plantation is also done there by the local people. And plastic waste is picked up. He said that the government has now stopped allowing the local people to make temporary thatchs by making a century there by the Kedarnath Wildlife Division. By doing this the employment of the people will be affected. On the other hand, the passengers will have to face a lot of inconvenience. Which will have a direct impact on the livelihood of the local people.
At the same time, the dream of seeing the natural beauty of the travelers going to Badrinath will reduce the thrill if the facilities of horse mules are not available. In this regard, the business board of the local people has sent a letter to the Chief Minister, Uttarakhand through District Magistrate Rudraprayag, requesting to keep the arrangement of thatch in the past. Their demand is that the state government should allow the local people to make temporary shelters as before. So that the local people can gather resources for their livelihood. Kedarnath Wildlife Forest Division, Gopeshwar should take action to keep the area coming two hundred meters of the Chaupata Tungnath walking route out of the century.