Red alert in Uttarkashi

With the MeT department warning of heavy showers at various places in Uttarakhand on Saturday and major rivers in spate, the Chardham yatra has been suspended even as the Centre decided to provide two Mi-17 helicopters to the state to deal with any emergency. While yatra to Kedarnath and Badrinath was earlier suspended till today, the pilgrimage to Gangotri and Yamunotri which was going on in a low key manner despite the warning was finally halted last evening for the safety of pilgrims.