Pilgrimage to Kedarnath put on hold after part of trek route caves in

Rudraprayag: The pilgrimage to Kedarnath by road was put on hold on Saturday after part of the trek route to the Himalayan temple caved in near Jungle Chatti.

Pilgrims returning from Kedarnath as well as those leaving for the temple from Gaurikund and Sonprayag were



stopped after 10-15 metre stretch of the road was damaged, Rudraprayag Superintendent of Police Akshay Prahlad Konde said.

Movement along the route will be resumed after the damaged portion of the road is repaired, he said.