Dehradun, March 27 -- Preparations for the Chardham Yatra 2025 are in full swing, with the doors of Gangotri-Yamunotri Dham set to open on April 30, marking the beginning of the pilgrimage.

The Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines will open on May 2 and May 4, respectively, according to a press statement.

This time the state government has taken many big steps to improve health facilities for the pilgrims. Health Secretary R Rajesh Kumar said that under the guidelines of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Health Minister Dhan Singh Rawat, many big steps have been taken to make the Chardham Yatra 2025 safer and better from a health-related point of view, which will ensure the health safety of the pilgrims.

The Health Secretary said that ...