Dehradun: There is good news for devotees who wish to visit Mount Kailash. The Uttarakhand tourism department has proposed to conduct Kailash Darshan by MI-17 chopper.
If things go as planned, chopper services will come in place from November onwards. One needs to spend Rs 66,000 to visit Mount Kailash by an helicopter. Devotees availing the chopper service will no longer have to take the long tiring road journey or climb steep hills on foot.
Kailash Darshan directly from Lipulekh: According to the information received from the state tourism department, the proposed journey will begin from Pithoragarh district headquarters. Firstly, devotees will be taken to Gunji, 70 km away from Pithoragarh by helicopter and then to Nabhidhang, about 21 km from Gunji, by private jeep. After this, they will be taken to Lipulekh Pass from Nabhidhang in Army vehicles under the protection of Army and ITBP jawans. Devotees will get Kailash Darshan from Lipulekh Pass View Point.
Four-day Kailash Darshan tour: According to the package prepared by the tourism department, the entire tour will be for four days.
- First day: Devotees will be taken to Gunji by helicopter.
- Second day: Devotees will go for Adi Kailash Darshan by private vehicles and return on the same day.
- Third day: Devotees will be taken to Lipulekh Pass View Point, from where they will have Kailash Darshan and then return to Gunji.
- Fourth day: Devotees to return to Pithoragarh from Gunji via MI-17.
Night halt will be in Gunji for all three days.
आज जनपद पिथौरागढ़ स्थित ओल्ड लिपुलेख पास की 18000 फीट की ऊंचाई पर पहुंच कर कैलाश के दर्शन किए। उत्तराखंड आने वाले शिव भक्तों के लिए अच्छी बात है कि अब उन्हें देवाधिदेव महादेव के निवास कैलाश पर्वत के दर्शन के लिए चीन जाने की आवश्यकता नहीं है। pic.twitter.com/ksTaEXyvdg
— Satpal Maharaj (@satpalmaharaj) June 24, 2024
Giving more information about this tour, Uttarakhand tourism minister Satpal Maharaj said that after PM Narendra Modi's Adi Kailash Yatra, a lot of enthusiasm is being seen among people. "In such a situation, the tourism department is planning to start the Kailash Darshan Yatra from November by MI-17 chopper. Kailash Darshan can be done from Old Lipulekh Pass itself," Maharaj said.
The minister also said that Lipulekh Pass is at an altitude of about 18,000 feet, where one has to walk about 200 metres amid lower oxygen levels. This 200-metre stretch is being repaired so that vehicles can easily reach Old Lipulekh Pass for Kailash Darshan.
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