New Govt Regulation: Restricted Permits at Gangotri National Park

Sadanand Kamath

The Mumbai edition of The Times of India has carried a report that the Uttarakhand Govt. has decided to restrict the number of tourists visiting Gomukh and other Gongotri glaciers to only 150 per day. The new regulation will come into effect from the next season beginning April.

Check out at http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily...=1206953995015

Sadanand

P.S. The report appears on page 12 under 'Times Nation'.

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roy_supratim05

The Govt. personnels should have now think about giving preferrence towards the visitors - pilgrim (70% are polluters) or trekkers (most are nature lovers). It seems they are more interested to give preferrence to the pilgrims and earn more money.

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Sadanand Kamath

The restictions on tourists apply only for visits to Gomukh and other glaciers in Gongotri regions where very few pilgrims visit these places. The restrictions may affect the trekkers planning to trek Gomukh-Tapovan-Nandanvan-Kalindikhal in future.

Sadanand

alokeban

I also agree with Supratim.

snowleopard_biswa

We are going on 26th this month on this rout. It cost too for 8 days, for Tapovan-Nandanvan-Vasuki taal.

alokeban

Hi All
We'r going at Gangotri at mid of May'08, we heared that Uttarkhand Govt. now regulate the number of traveller to 150 person per day from 1st April 2008. My query is :

From where the permission is available to enter at the Park?

Thanks All,

Amitava343

Hi There
The Gangotri National Park has come up very recently. The gate of this park is situated about 2 kilometers from Gangotri in the path to Gomuk. (see my photograph here). I was there in 2005 and as best as I can remember its at the gate only that permission is given. If you are treking to Tabovan then a fee is required about Rs.50/- (not sure)per day.
Guides and porters also register here they have to pay to their local unions to go to Gomuk and above.
On way out you have reregiter or rather deregister at the gate.

tapovan

Hi,
I am just came back from Gangotri.Ours programme was to go to Gomukh but Forest department had not gave permission.They have no rules about gomukh when they decide they close & when that want they give permission ita very sad.After that we trek to Dodital
If you want permission then you will try from DM Uttarkishi & Forest department(DFO)Uttarkashi.

QUOTE=alokeban;482488]Hi All
We'r going at Gangotri at mid of May'08, we heared that Uttarkhand Govt. now regulate the number of traveller to 150 person per day from 1st April 2008. My query is :

From where the permission is available to enter at the Park?

Thanks All,[/quote]

roy_supratim05

@Alok,

Once again I'm telling that permission can be collected only from DM, DFO office, Uttarkashi. And the officers at the gate 2km away from Gangotri, only registers your name & address and your guides/porters name and will give you a slip as a entry pass. Entry pass and entry permission are different and to be collected from these different places. For better convenience you try to collect any contact number of the Uttarkashi DFO office and call them to settle these permission matter before starting your journey.

alokeban

@ supratim
thanks again,

We also made a call to DM(Uttarkashi), they told the same thing u told. We planned to collect the permissions to enter at GNP from Uttarkashi then go ahead to Gangotri. From Both DM and DFO at Uttarkashi.

thank u Tapoban, Amitava

tapovan

Hi,
as regarding Gomukh trek Meeting had finalise at 30 april that 150 trekers/pligrims include poney are allowed every day but you can take permission from Director or Chief conservetor(widle life)dehradun.
They gave permission for you.
If you want any guide(who made yours work easy) then contact to guide Mr.Deepak joshi(9412927591).

Dilliwala

Here it is, straight form the horse's mouth
http://uttarkashi.nic.in/Dept/tourism/goumukh.PDF

A few things to be noted:
1. 150 per day INCLUDES porters (not potters )
2. Despite what the notice says, that permission will be given (seemingly only) by Chief Wildlife Warden, Dehradun, I believe it can also be received from DFO, Uttarkashi since that's also mentioned under 'Contacts', and others have also said the same above. Certainly it's not reasonable to expect people to go to Dehradun first just becos they want to visit Gaumukh.
3. In case of any further questions/clarifications, call the numbers given.
4. Please note the separate fee structure for Indians and foreigners. I suggest Indian citizens carry some sort of ID proof, just to be safe.
5. The Hindi text says that the punishment for entering Gangotri NP without a permit is 6 months' imprisonment or Rs. 25000 fine.

rajibdas

april means?frm this yr can u give some other imformation of there?

Austriangirl

@ all) what about the permit if you want to continue to kalindi khal? will an agency take care about it??
thanx for all information.

Sadanand Kamath

The regulations have been made applicable from this April.
You can see the following thread for the latest information.

http://www.indiamike.com/india/trekk...l-park-t54553/
Sadanand