Broaden Amarnath cave passage :SC to
J&K
The Supreme
Court on Wednesday asked
Jammu and Kashmir government and Amarnath Shrine Board to broaden the passage
leading to holy Amarnath cave and bifurcate it to make separate way for the
movement of pedestrian pilgrims and those who go there on horses. A
bench of justices B S Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar asked the state government to
give urgent attention to medical,
toilet, road and other facilities to the pilgrims and put rubber tiles on the
passage near holy caves to prevent pilgrims slipping on road. The court
reserved its order after hearing extensive arguments and said that it would
pass a detailed order next week. The court had taken suo motu cognisance of
media reports on pilgrims’ deaths allegedly due to lack of proper facilities
and medical care for them.
The
apex court had earlier appointed a high-power committee to look into the issue
of growing number of casualties of Amarnath pilgrims. The committee comprises
secretaries of various departments including those from the Ministry of
Environment and Forest, Home Affairs, Health and Child Welfare, besides the
Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary. The
court had asked the committee to visit the shrine and give the report to J and
K Governor who is also the chairman of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB),
responsible for holding the Amarnath pilgrimage. About 6.20 lakh pilgrims
undertook the Amarnath Yatra this year which saw 93 casualties
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