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Kinnaur Kailash Yatra 2025 temporarily postponed due to route damage

Shimla/Reckongpeo, Aug 6 (UNI) The Kinnaur Kailash Yatra 2025 has been temporarily suspended due to continuous heavy rainfall and extensive damage to the pilgrimage route, the district administration announced today.
According to Amit Kalthaik, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Civil), Kalpa, key sections of the Yatra trail have been declared unsafe.
Footbridges over the Tangi Valley and Kangyarang rivulets have been swept away by strong currents. Several other segments of the route have become dangerously slippery, and multiple incidents of landslides have been reported.
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