Save 112, 108 and 1070, plus the district control room for every sector you will pass through. Then write the same numbers on paper and put it in your wallet — a flat battery or a dead zone is precisely when you need them. If you are travelling with us, our own team is reachable throughout the yatra on +91-7817996730.
The full directory
Numbers are grouped by who answers them, and each group is tagged with how durable it is. National short codes are statutory and will not change. Government-published numbers come from a .gov.in property and turn over slowly, usually on administrative reorganisation. Seasonal numbers are stood up for the yatra and wound down afterwards — they will not be answered in winter, and that is expected rather than a fault.
National short codes
PermanentStatutory numbers. They do not change between seasons and they work across every network in India.
Uttarakhand state
Govt-publishedPublished by the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority and Uttarakhand Tourism.
Char Dham yatra control room
Season onlyStood up for the yatra season and wound down after the doors close. Expect these to go unanswered between mid-November and April.
Temple committees
Govt-publishedShri Badarinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) numbers are from its own badrinath-kedarnath.gov.in listing. Office hours are Monday–Saturday, 10am–5pm.
Kedarnath sector
Govt-publishedRudraprayag district. Sonprayag is the last point with reliable network before the trek.
Badrinath sector
Govt-publishedChamoli district. Joshimath is the nearest hospital of any size to Badrinath.
Gangotri & Yamunotri sector
Govt-publishedBoth shrines sit in Uttarkashi district, so they share a control room and a district hospital.
Air ambulance & helicopter
Season onlyHelicopter evacuation from Kedarnath is weather-dependent and is coordinated by the district administration, not booked directly by pilgrims. Call 112 or the district control room first — these numbers are for follow-up.
What to do, by situation
A number on its own is not much use if you are not sure whether the situation warrants it. These are the four emergencies that actually come up on this route, and the sequence that works for each.
Altitude sickness (AMS)
- Stop climbing. Do not "push through" — AMS gets worse with altitude, not better.
- Descend 500–1,000m if symptoms are more than a mild headache. Descent is the only reliable treatment.
- Use the oxygen cylinder carried on the vehicle, or the free oxygen booths at Kedarnath, Gaurikund and Badrinath.
- Call 108 for an ambulance, or 112 if you cannot get through.
- Red flags needing evacuation: confusion, inability to walk a straight line, breathlessness at rest, or a cough producing froth.
Landslide or blocked road
- Do not attempt to cross an active slide on foot. Rock keeps coming down for hours after the first fall.
- Call 1070 (state) or 1077 (district) to report it and get a clearance estimate.
- Stay with the vehicle if it is on stable ground and clear of the slope.
- BRO clears the main yatra highways as a priority, but a monsoon slide can hold a road for 6–36 hours.
Someone in your group is missing
- Report immediately to the nearest police post — do not wait 24 hours, that rule does not apply here.
- Call 112 and the district control room for the sector you are in.
- Give the yatra registration number. Every registered pilgrim is in the Tourist Care database, which is what the search actually runs on.
- On the Kedarnath trek, alert the nearest pony stand and medical post — they radio up and down the track faster than a phone call.
Medical emergency with no signal
- Move to a known signal pocket. On the Kedarnath trek those are Gaurikund, Jungle Chatti, Bhimbali and Kedarnath base.
- BSNL holds signal higher up the valleys than Jio or Airtel — if anyone in the group has a BSNL SIM, use that phone.
- Flag down a pony operator or a Nehru Institute of Mountaineering / SDRF post — both carry radios.
- Every medical relief post on the trek can call in a helicopter evacuation. They are at roughly 2km intervals.
Registration is part of your safety net
Yatra registration is free and takes a few minutes at registrationandtouristcare.uk.gov.in or through the Tourist Care Uttarakhand app, and offline counters run at Haridwar and Rishikesh. Pilgrims tend to treat it as a checkpoint formality, but it is also the database a search runs on. If someone in your group goes missing, the registration number is the first thing the district administration asks for, and it is what lets them place the party on the route. Register everyone, including children, and keep a photo of the e-pass on a second phone.
More detail on the process, documents and the medical certificate rules is in our registration guide and the medical certificate explainer.
Frequently asked questions
Last verified: August 22, 2026. Sources: Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (usdma.uk.gov.in), Shri Badarinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (badrinath-kedarnath.gov.in), Registration & Tourist Care Uttarakhand (registrationandtouristcare.uk.gov.in), Uttarkashi / Rudraprayag / Chamoli district portals, and Shiv Ganga Travels operations records from 2010 onward.
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Every vehicle carries a first-aid kit and an oxygen cylinder, and our office in Haridwar is reachable through the whole yatra. One call and we handle the rest.
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