The Government of India has directed a consultant to conduct a survey regarding the widening of Kund-Chopta-Mandal-Gopeshwar highway and construction of a tunnel in Chopta. The process of double lane widening of Kund-Chopta-Mandal-Gopeshwar highway connecting Chamoli district with tehsil headquarters Ukhimath and Kedar valley along with Tungnath valley has started. This approximately 84 km long highway will be prepared for safe and accessible traffic. For the last five years, landslide and subsidence zones (Mastura to Tala-Usada) have emerged on the highway, which have become a cause of trouble.

The number of pilgrims has set a new record in Tungnath Dham. This time in a period of 56 days in the third Kedar Tungnath, a total of 67,851 devotees have prayed and performed Jalabhishek and this figure is expected to cross two lakh in the entire season.

In just 56 days, 39296 men, 21073 women, 7018 children and 449 sadhus and sanyasis along with 15 foreign tourists reached Tungnath Dham and attained virtue.

In a courageous rescue mission, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) rescued four youths on Chopta-Deoria Tal trekking route on Tuesday night amidst dense forest and challenging terrain. These trekkers have lost their way amid torrential rain. It is recommended to hire a local guide for trekking in Uttarakhand.

More than 18 thousand devotees have visited here since the opening of Kedarnath Temple. 1200 to 1500 devotees are reaching here every day.

Apart from the devotees reaching the temple from Chopta, there are many tourists who continued the trek till Chandrashila Summit. About 10 thousand tourists have done trekking on the Chandrashila track till 23 May 2024.

Due to heavy snowfall in Chopta, the road route is closed now. There have been 3 to 6 feet snow on the road to Chopta & Tungnath.

Snowfall was reported on Monday in regions such as Kedarnath Dham, including Madmaheshwar, Tungnath, Chandrashila, etc. Additionally, light snowfall was observed in tourist spots like Chopta, Dugalbitta and in Deoriatal. 

The phenomenon extended to Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham, Harshil Valley, and other high-altitude areas of Uttarkashi. Despite the snowfall, road movements remained unaffected at present.

Actress Sara Ali Khan is spending beautiful moments in the valleys of Uttarakhand on Kedarnath, Chopta and Tungnath trek. Along with visiting Kedarnath Dham, Sara Ali Khan has also gone on Chopta and Tungnath trek.