The major problems caused by landslides being faced by thousands of pilgrims undertaking the Char Dham Yatra could have been mitigated had the Government taken cognisance of the GIS-based risk mapping of the yatra routes conducted by the Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (USAC).

According to USAC director MM Kimothi, a report of the risk assessment of the Char Dham Yatra route conducted usin