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PTI Oct 20, 2014, 02.44PM IST DEHRADUN: The tourism industry in Uttarakhand has welcomed the state government's decision to continue the chardham pilgrimage even in winters, saying the move will help revive the economy of the region hit hard by last year's natural calamity. Tourism committees of Gangotri and Yamunotri dham and hoteliers of Yamuna valley at a meeting held in Uttarkashi yesterday commended the state government's decision saying it will help people in chardham area get employment for the whole year. "It will be a boon for people associated with the tourism industry as the six month yatra season will now be extended to 12 months," Gangotri MLA Vijaypal Singh Sajwan said, adding it will help resuscitate tourism industry, the mainstay of the state's economy which was badly hit by last year's natural calamity. Uttarkashi Hotel Cell chief Chandramohan Rana, Yamunaghati Hotel Association President Jagmohan Parmar and General Secretary Jyot

Dehradun  October 15, 2014 Last Updated at 20:30 IST The Uttarakhand government is planning to start the Char Dham Yatra in a big way to lesser-known religious destinations such as Joshimath, Ukhimath, Mukhba and Kharsali. The government has asked the state tourism department to explore all possibilities for the publicity of the winter Char Dham Yatra. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting here on Tuesday where priests and members of the temple committees of all the four Char Dham shrines - Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri and Badrinath - unanimously approved a proposal of the state government to start the yatra to these places. The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Harish Rawat. Nestled in the Garhwal Himalayas, Joshimath, a picturesque town in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, is the wintry sojourn of Lord Vishnu when the Badrinath temple remains closed. Like Joshimath, all the other three Char Dham deities , Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri in the Garhwal regi