'Garbage has piled up…': Experts worry over pollution on Char Dham Yatra route

Over eight lakh pilgrims have undertaken the Char Dham yatrain Uttarakhand so far this year, news agency ANI reported Sunday. These lakhs bring much-needed revenue to the state's coffers, but also bring something sinister and dangerous - tons of garbage, specifically plastic bags and wrappers that threaten the environment. char dham yatra uttarakhand plastic pollution Visuals shared by ANI show large stretches of what are usually beautiful rolling green hills with majestic snow-capped mountains in the background. Professor MC Nautiyal, director of the High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre in Uttarakhand, told ANI: "Tourist inflow has risen manifold due to which plastic garbage has increased… we don't have proper sanitation facilities.