BAGESHWAR: Uttarakhand govt on Tuesday shaped an investigative panel to probe the unauthorised development of a temple by a self-styled godman on govt land close to Devi Kund on the Sunderdhunga glacier at an altitude of 16,500 toes. Baba Yogi Chaitanya Akash, who constructed the mandir, will himself be probed as govt officers mentioned his antecedents appeared to be “suspicious”.
The motion got here a day after a TOI report highlighted the potential environmental influence of the unlawful development within the ecologically delicate zone.
The probe committee, consisting of officers from the Bageshwar district administration, forest division, and police, may even look into the development’s environmental influence on the pristine area. The workforce has been instructed to succeed in the distant website inside three days and submit its findings inside per week. N D Pandey, ranger, Glacier Vary, mentioned, “Panel members are anticipated to take two days to succeed in Devi Kund because of the treacherous terrain of the excessive Himalayan area.”
Concerning Yogi Chaitanya, who had earlier claimed that he constructed the temple after receiving “divine directions”, the forest division mentioned “there aren’t any information of his entry at any checkpoints, elevating questions on his presence and actions within the eco-sensitive space”.
Bageshwar district Justice of the Peace Anuradha Pal mentioned, “The matter was referred to the police for an investigation after an software was acquired from the locals on this regard. The highway to the spot the place the temple has been constructed passes by way of troublesome terrain and stays closed through the monsoon.”
Bageshwar SP Akshay Prahlad Konde added, “The construction is product of wooden and stone and is a small temple. It’s unlawful and constructed on no man’s land. Evidently some locals helped him construct the construction after he advised them that he had acquired divine orders in his dream to assemble it. He has been residing within the temple for the final 10-12 days and bathing within the sacred Devi Kund. Locals revere the lake and bathe their deities in it every year.”
(With company inputs)
The motion got here a day after a TOI report highlighted the potential environmental influence of the unlawful development within the ecologically delicate zone.
The probe committee, consisting of officers from the Bageshwar district administration, forest division, and police, may even look into the development’s environmental influence on the pristine area. The workforce has been instructed to succeed in the distant website inside three days and submit its findings inside per week. N D Pandey, ranger, Glacier Vary, mentioned, “Panel members are anticipated to take two days to succeed in Devi Kund because of the treacherous terrain of the excessive Himalayan area.”
Concerning Yogi Chaitanya, who had earlier claimed that he constructed the temple after receiving “divine directions”, the forest division mentioned “there aren’t any information of his entry at any checkpoints, elevating questions on his presence and actions within the eco-sensitive space”.
Bageshwar district Justice of the Peace Anuradha Pal mentioned, “The matter was referred to the police for an investigation after an software was acquired from the locals on this regard. The highway to the spot the place the temple has been constructed passes by way of troublesome terrain and stays closed through the monsoon.”
Bageshwar SP Akshay Prahlad Konde added, “The construction is product of wooden and stone and is a small temple. It’s unlawful and constructed on no man’s land. Evidently some locals helped him construct the construction after he advised them that he had acquired divine orders in his dream to assemble it. He has been residing within the temple for the final 10-12 days and bathing within the sacred Devi Kund. Locals revere the lake and bathe their deities in it every year.”
(With company inputs)
