Dehradun, July 2 -- The Char Dham Yatra has resumed barely 24 hours after it was suspended due to heavy rainfall and landslides across the state. This decision has raised serious questions, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) continues to maintain a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in several districts, including those where the four Char Dham shrines are located. Even temples in Uttarakhand have not been spared from the onslaught of rain and landslides.

While pilgrimages to Badrinath, Kedarnath and Gangotri have resumed, the Yamunotri route remains closed for a second consecutive day.

It may be recalled that a cloudburst near Silai Band on Saturday night had washed away a 20-metre stretch of the Yamunotri Highway, strand...