Kanwar Yatra cancelled Uttarakhand Police urge people not to visit Haridwar

The Uttarakhand Police on July 15 advised people to not to visit Haridwar due to coronavirus concerns. State Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar said, “We will hold a coordination meeting with all districts sharing borders with neighbouring states to stop 'Kanwars' from coming to Haridwar.” He added, “We will take strict enforcement measures. We have done a meeting with all SPs via video conferencing on the deployment of force. We have asked for few RAF companies.”