{"id":222498,"date":"2023-01-14T16:56:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T11:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=222498"},"modified":"2023-01-14T16:56:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T11:26:05","slug":"more-pilgrims-than-infra-waste-disposal-lacking-ngt-panel-on-key-pilgrimage-sites-in-uttarakhands-char-dham-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/more-pilgrims-than-infra-waste-disposal-lacking-ngt-panel-on-key-pilgrimage-sites-in-uttarakhands-char-dham-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"More pilgrims than infra, waste disposal lacking: NGT panel on key pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand\u2019s Char Dham trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cMore pilgrims than infra, waste disposal lacking: NGT panel on key pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand\u2019s Char Dham trail\u201d <\/strong>published in the Indian Express <\/b>on\u00a014th January 2023<\/b>.<\/p>\n

What is the News?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Joint Committee, formed by the National Green Tribunal to investigate the \u201cecological damage in Uttarakhand’s sensitive areas” has found that the region lacks waste management infrastructure.<\/p>\n

About the NGT Committee<\/h5>\n

The NGT on Urvashi Shobhna Kachari vs Union of India<\/strong> formed a committee to investigate the \u201cecological damage occurring near and around sacred pilgrim trails in sensitive and rich biodiversity regions of Uttarakhand.\u201d<\/p>\n

The committee surveyed four pilgrimage sites on the Char Dham trail \u2013 Kedarnath, Yamunotri, Gangotri and Hemkund Sahib.<\/p>\n

The panel released a report titled \u2018On ground evaluation of the issue of colossal environmental degradation in the prominent pilgrim track regions of Uttarakhand\u2019.<\/p>\n

About the Char Dham Yatra potential in Uttarakhand<\/h5>\n

The Char Dham Yatra is one of Uttarakhand\u2019s highest job creators, generating an estimated Rs 1,100 crore with approximately 36 lakh pilgrims visiting Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri in 2019.<\/p>\n

During the peak months of May and June, various small traders and other sellers make enough earnings to sustain themselves throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What are the findings of the report?<\/h5>\n

-As per the Uttarakhand Government report, coronavirus (Covid-19) has caused a loss of around Rs 200-250 crore to the hospitality industry in Uttarakhand, which contributes around 30% of the GDP of the state.<\/p>\n

-There appeared to be more pilgrims than infrastructure for managing pilgrim traffic, solid garbage, plastic waste, and the manure of mules or horses.<\/p>\n

-Equine entry on the trek routes was not regulated. Further, a\u00a0large number of animals can cause ecological disturbance in pristine areas.<\/p>\n

-Proper management and monitoring practices for equine health and facilities, solid waste management facilities were not available (except on the Gangotri-Gaumukh trek route).<\/p>\n

-There has been no report or research done so far on the direct effect of tourist inflow on biodiversity loss in the areas concerned.<\/p>\n

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Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cMore pilgrims than infra, waste disposal lacking: NGT panel on key pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand\u2019s Char Dham trail\u201d published in the Indian Express on\u00a014th January 2023. What is the News? A Joint Committee, formed by the National Green Tribunal to investigate the \u201cecological damage in Uttarakhand’s sensitive areas”… Continue reading More pilgrims than infra, waste disposal lacking: NGT panel on key pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand\u2019s Char Dham trail<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10311,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,9],"tags":[10500],"class_list":["post-222498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-public","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704193828},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222498\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}