The Gosainkunda religious fair held annually on the occasion of Janai Purnima has concluded with travellers facing less hardship due to a sudden lull in the monsoon intensity.
The Gosainkunda Area Development Committee Chairman, Sanjeet DM, said all the pilgrims returned to their respective destinations. A total of 10,000 pilgrims visited the alpine lake to mark the annual Hindu festival this year.
Among the total number of visitors, 2,700 suffered altitude sickness and were treated by teams stationed from the District Health Office (DHO), Nepal Army’s Narayandal Battalion, Himalayan Rescue Association and Sai Baba Hospital, the DHO said.
A Nepal Police Head Constable and a pilgrim fell seriously ill due to altitude sickness and were rushed to Kathmandu on an ambulance. They are receiving treatment in Kathmandu, District Police Office Chief, Phanindra Prasai, said, adding that the Head Constable was being treated in ICU.
The travellers, meanwhile, have complained of being charged exorbitant prices by hotel entrepreneurs in Gosainkunda, Chandanbari and Lauri Binayak and also by Dhunche-Kathmandu transport entrepreneurs.
The bhetis in both cash and kind offered by the devotees are being counted at Dhunche-based police office. The cash offered by pilgrims were transported to Dhunche on Friday amidst tight security, Committee said.
Source: thehimalayantimes.com/
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