New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- The Uttarakhand government on Monday postponed the Char Dham Yatra and Hemkund Sahib Yatra until Friday, September 5, in response to the Meteorological Department's alert for heavy rainfall.

"In view of the Meteorological Department's red and orange alert, the Char Dham Yatra and Hemkund Sahib Yatra have been postponed till September 5," said Vinay Shankar Pandey, Secretary to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Commissioner of Garhwal Division.

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