Dehradun, Sept. 6 -- The registration of pilgrims and operation of the Chardham Yatra, which was stopped from September 1 to 5 due to bad weather and continuous rain, have been resumed from Saturday.

Char Dham Yatra is a pilgrimage tour of four holy sites - Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath - nestled high up in the Himalayas. In Hindi, 'char' means four and 'dham' refers to religious destinations.

Meanwhile, the Uttarakhand government's disaster management department has requested the centre to provide special assistance of Rs 5,702.15 crore to compensate for the damage caused during this year's monsoon and to prevent possible damage to infrastructure structures in future.

In this regard, Secretary Disaster Management and Re...