Char Dham Yatra 2022, The area is completely littered with discarded plastic products such as bags and bottles and other waste, making it look like a huge landfill.
Char Dham Yatra 2022, ANI news agency reported on Sunday that more than 8,000 pilgrims performed the Char Dham Uttarakhand train this year. From all over the country and around the world, they visited the shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, and hundreds of thousands registered. These racquets provide a vital income for government vaults, but also bring in a lot of ominous and dangerous garbage that threatens the environment, especially plastic bags and wrapping paper.
It is now littered with discarded plastic items like bags and bottles and other rubbish that makes it look like city trash.
And this surprised scientists and environmentalists not only because of pollution but also because of its impact on countries vulnerable to natural disasters such as landslides.
“The way plastic waste accumulates in sensitive places like Kedarnath is dangerous to our ecosystem. This will lead to erosion that can cause landslides. We must remember the tragedy of 2013,” said M.S. Negi, head of the geography department. At Garhwal Central University, ANI reported.
It is reported that the amount of solid waste generated at Kedarnath, one of the four dams, has increased from 5,000 kg per day to 10,000 kg per day. It is estimated that an individual produces an average of 79kg of waste during the Char Dham pilgrimage, assuming a 9-day trip to the four shrines.
The pilgrimage to Chardham begins in May and continues through November according to the Hindu calendar. It is one of the Himalayan pilgrimage sites that attract many tourists.
Experts also pointed to the absence of a waste disposal mechanism under the 2016 Solid Waste Regulations.
Environmentalists are stunned by photos circulating on social media of rubbish scattered across the Bhagirathi, Yamuna, Alaknanda and Mandakini rivers. The rivers of Yamunotri and Gangotri are full of discarded clothing left behind by pilgrims after taking a sacred bath.
Local authorities are now building a rapid response team to prevent the garbage from entering the river along the Char Dham route. They have already started collecting water from door to door in the state’s 1,152 municipal districts. It also performs source isolation in 1,040 urban areas such as Uttarkashi and Joshimath.
