Dehradun, June 14 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday participated in the flag-off ceremony of the ITBP's border-level trekking expedition 'Himadri-2025', and said that the team will cover around 1,032 km and the journey will help promote tourism, culture, and development in nearby villages.

Speaking to the reporters, Pushkar Singh Dhami said, "This team will cover a distance of around 1032 km. It is a challenging journey, due to which the nearby villages will get a chance to come forward from tourism, culture and development point of view..."

Dhami further said that the Char Dham Yatra is going on smoothly, with around 28 lakh devotees having offered prayers so far, and added that the safety of pilgrims remain...