Heli companies have started reaching Kedar Ghati for the second phase of the Kedarnath Yatra. For the last three days, services are being provided by three companies from different helipads of Kedar Ghati to Dham. A good number of passengers are arriving daily for tickets at the office counters of heli companies. Other companies are also expected to arrive on September 10. A total of 93,335 passengers have reached Kedarnath by helicopter since the opening of the doors of Baba Kedar Yatra.
Nine helicopters of eight companies had started services in the Kedarnath Yatra that began on May 6 this year. By the beginning of the rainy season, more than 91 thousand pilgrims had reached the Dham. Due to the rain, helicopters of seven companies had returned till June 30, while a helicopter of the Himalayan company continued to serve Kedarnath throughout the rainy season. At the same time, heli companies have also started returning to Kedar Ghati. Two days ago, helicopters of Chipson and Arrow Heli Aviation started flying for Kedarnath.
Here, Kedarnath Yatra Helicopter Service Nodal Officer and District Adventure Sports and Tourism Officer Sushil Nautiyal said that other heli companies are also expected to reach Kedar Ghati by September 10. He has appealed to the passengers to come on the journey according to the schedule of online booking.
