Summary:
However, with rain playing spoilsport, the pilgrims would now have to request Chinese authorities to reschedule the dates. Hence, the authorities had offered to airlift pilgrims from Pithoragarh to Gunji. As the pilgrims have been delayed, officials of the external affairs ministry are co-ordinating with their Chinese counterparts to reschedule the dates. T S Martolia, general manager (tourism) of Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) Ltd, the nodal agency for the Yatra in Pithoragarh, said, “Bad weather in the upper reaches of Himalayas is obstructing flights. Now, even the ninth batch has been delayed and they have been lodged in the KMVN guest house in Almora.”Meanwhile, pilgrims claim that their plans have been disrupted due to the bad weather ..