Once upon a time, the drive along the Kosi river from Bhowali, in an area known as Ratighat, was a treat to travellers sore from the heat and dust of the plains. Today, Kainchi Dham stops you in your tracks.
Sources in the Uttarkashi superintendent of police’s office told this newspaper that DM Abhishek Ruhela and SP Arpan Yaduvanshi had met the mahapanchayat organisers with the request on Monday evening but were turned down