DEHRADUN: In a first in the state, the Badri-Kedar Temple Committee (BKTC) has announced a Rs 1 lakh insurance cover for pilgrims of the Char Dham yatra.
The insurance amount will be given to the next of kin of the pilgrims if they die on the premises of any of the four Himalayan shrines -- Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.
