An try was additionally made to achieve the placement in July however the group was unable to achieve the placement because of dangerous climate situations, he stated. (Consultant picture: X)
Authorities have demolished a 14,500-foot-tall construction on the Sunderdhunga glacier alongside the Devi Kund (sacred pond) in Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand, allegedly illegally constructed by a self-styled godman.
Authorities have demolished a 14,500-foot-tall construction on the Sunderdhunga glacier alongside the Devi Kund (sacred pond) in Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand, allegedly illegally constructed by a self-styled godman.
Kapkot SDM Anurag Arya stated a joint group of police, SDRF and forest employees reached the temple after a two-day trek by way of rugged terrain. The constructing was razed to the bottom on Saturday.
The Sunderdhunga glacier belongs to the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Website and any unauthorized development is strictly prohibited.
The SDM clarified that the constructing was not a temple as reported by some media retailers, however a easy one-room constructing.
Arya instructed PTI that self-styled godman Chaitanya Akash quietly erected the statue after convincing residents of a close-by village that he had acquired divine orders in his desires .
“Baba’s antecedents are suspicious. Earlier than he got here to this space, he was kicked out of a number of locations together with Dewarahat,” the official stated. He added that nobody was discovered contained in the constructing when it was demolished.
The SDM stated that after developing the construction alongside the banks of the sacred Devi Kund, ‘Baba’ began utilizing the ‘kund’ as a swimming pool and sometimes bathed in it, which attracted folks’s consideration.
Locals objected to the act, calling it sacrilege as they bathe the idol within the revered pond throughout the Nanda Raja Jaat Yatra, which is held each 12 years.
They reported the matter to the district authorities in July.
The SDM, nevertheless, stated motion could also be taken greater than two months after the matter got here to gentle because the temple is situated at an altitude of 14,500 toes and has a tough terrain.
An try was additionally made to achieve the placement in July however the group was unable to achieve the placement because of dangerous climate situations, he stated.
Arya stated the terrain is rugged and touring there throughout peak monsoon to demolish buildings may very well be dangerous because the area’s topography is extra inclined to pure disasters.
Nonetheless, motion was ultimately taken because the temple was inbuilt an ecologically delicate space, he added.
(This report has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from related information company – PTI)
