The fourth batch of Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims has been stopped at Dharchula base camp in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. Authorities have held them back after a road to a higher altitude point was hit by heavy boulders and debris owing to bad weather.

 

 

 

The batch comprises 48 pilgrims, including 14 women, from various parts of the country who have to stay put at Dharchula now. They were expected to reach Gunji yesterday, and only after a rest of two nights, they were supposed to proceed further towards Kailash Mansarovar via Lipulekh Pass. 

 

 

 

Kailash Manasarovar Yatra organised by the Ministry of External Affairs began in June and will end in August. The Centre has allowed five batches, each comprising 50 yatris, to travel through Uttarakhand crossing over at Lipulekh Pass. From Sikkim, government has permitted 10 batches, each consisting of 50 pilgrims, to reach Mansarovar through Nathu La Pass.