Dehradun, June 15 -- Addressing the flag-off ceremony of the border-level trekking expedition 'Himadri-2025', Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami congratulated the team and said that the expedition will help in the surveillance of sensitive areas. Dhami further told the reporters that the Char Dham Yatra is going on smoothly, with around 2.8 million devotees having offered prayers so far, and added that the safety of pilgrims remains the top priority. "The Yatra is going on smoothly. It has been reviewed at many levels. The safety of devotees has always been our priority...Till now, around 28 lakhs of devotees have offered prayers during the Char Dham Yatra," Dhami said. Beginning his address at the event, chief minister Pushkar Dhami paid tribute to the people who lost their lives in the Air India-171 plane crash. Dhami said, "Firstly, I pay my tribute to all those who lost their lives in the Ahmedabad plane crash. I pay my condolences to all the bereaved families." He added, "...I extend my wishes to everyone in our tracking team...They will cover a challenging journey. It will help in the surveillance of sensitive areas and the border region. The work will be done to preserve the culture, language and other things..." Dhami on Saturday participated in the flag-off ceremony of the border-level trekking expedition 'Himadri-2025', which was organised by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at the Mukhya Sewak Sadan of the Chief Minister's residence in Dehradun. Speaking to reporters at the event, he said that the team will cover around 1,032 km and the journey will help promote tourism, culture, and development in nearby villages. 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..." Meanwhile, Dhami has also directed the DGP to conduct a thorough and detailed investigation into the death of a woman from Assam in Rishikesh. The woman Rosmita Hojai, from Dima Hasao district of Assam, was reported to be missing in Rishikesh on June 6 and her body was found in river Ganga after five days. Dhami said that his government shares the concerns of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, who wrote to Dhami regarding the issue....