The weather has once again worsened in the highlands of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district. The Hemkunt Sahib Yatra route in Chamoli district has been closed at Ghangaria due to snowfall on Wednesday. Waiting for the weather to clear. The Hemkunt Yatra will resume as soon as the weather improves.

The snowfall that started late on Wednesday night stopped at 2 pm on Thursday. Snow is expected again overnight. On the Hemkunt Sahib Marg, from Atlakoti to Hemkunt Sahib (three kilometers), about one and a half feet of snow has accumulated on Astha Marg. Due to snowfall, 1000 pilgrims from Ghangaria have been sent back to Gobindghat, while around 300 pilgrims are waiting for the weather to improve in Ghangaria itself.