Dehradun, April 18 -- Uttarakhand Minister Satpal Maharaj stated on Friday that the state is fully prepared for the upcoming Char Dham Yatra.

"We are prepared for the Char Dham Yatra. The portals of the Yamunotri Temple and the Gangotri Temple will open on April 30. Kedarnath Temple and Badrinath Temple will open to the public on May 2nd and May 4th, respectively. Hemkund Sahib gurdwara will open for the public on 25th May. We have allocated over Rs 12 crores for the districts under which the Char Dham temples fall. So far, we have registered 5,51,745 devotees for the Kedarnath temple and 4,84,480 devotees for the Badrinath temple. Till now, total registration of devotees for Char Dham Yatra stands at 16,19,190," the minister said.

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