Char Dham Yatra draws smaller crowd, hence pushed for it: Uttarakhand Our honorable CM has made a bold decision,” said Ravinath Raman, chief executive officer of Char Dham Devsthanam Board who is also the commissioner for Garhwal division of Uttarakhand. Share Via Email | A+A A- The Char Dham yatra has been suspended this year with rituals allowed to be performed by the priests to uphold tradition. (File | PTI) By Express News Service DEHRADUN: Officials in the Uttarakhand government have dismissed claims that there is a contradiction in the government’s policy of cancelling Kanwar Yatra and approaching the Supreme Court to allow Char Dham Yatra, saying there is a large difference in the number of people who attend these events.