Uttarakhand / Haridwar : Chardham travel rules should be simplified: Pankaj Mata
Pankaj Mata, General Secretary of Dev Ganga Vyapar Mandal, while demanding the government to remove the problems being faced in the Chardham Yatra, said that due to the ban on travel for two years, the traders of the state based solely on religious tourism had to face a lot of problems. Is. Due to the rules fixed for the Chardham Yatra, which was started after the agitation of traders and tourism businessmen, people coming on the Yatra are facing a lot of trouble. Due to stringent rules, business is not gaining momentum due to non-availability of sufficient number of passengers. On the start of the journey, the traders and businessmen associated with tourism, who have been facing recession for a long time, were hopeful. But due to strict rules, traders are not getting any profit. Traders facing recession are unable to repay the loan installments taken from the bank. Children are also facing huge difficulties in running school fees, household expenses. Mata said that the number of passengers should be increased by simplifying the rules. Where traders will benefit from this. At the same time, the government will also get revenue. Also, the electricity, water bills of the lockdown period should be waived.
