Governor
visits Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas, reviews arrangements
Shri
Amarnathji Yatra-2013
JAMMU, Apr 10:
N. N. Vohra, Governor, visited Yatri Niwas at Bhagwati Nagar here last evening
and took stock of the arrangements being made for the visiting Shri Amarnathji
Yatris for this year’s Yatra which will commence simultaneously on both the
Baltal and Chandanwari routes from June 20, 2013.
The Governor,
accompanied by Atal Dulloo, Commissioner/Secretary, Tourism; Navin K. Choudhary,
Principal Secretary to the Governor and the Chief Executive Officer of the Shri
Amarnathji Shrine Board; Pradeep Gupta, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu; Rajesh
Kumar, Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone; Shakeel A. Beig, Deputy
Inspector General of Police, Jammu-Kathua Range; Ajeet Kumar Sahu, Deputy
Commissioner, Jammu; Soujanya Sharma, Director Tourism, Jammu; and other senior
officers of the various concerned departments, had a round of the Yatri Niwas
complex and viewed the venues where various required facilities would be put in
place for the Yatris.
Later,
addressing a meeting of the officers in the Yatri complex, the Governor, who is
the Chairman of the Shrine Board, stressed the high importance of ensuring the
best possible arrangements for the stay and onward movement of the Yatris and
particularly emphasized the need to make satisfactory arrangements in regard to
water and power supply, sanitation, sewage disposal, medicare and transport. He
desired that the Divisional Commissioner and the Tourism Department, and all
other concerned agencies, would ensure that all the required arrangements for
this year’s Yatra would be in place by June 20, 2013.
Following
the presentation of the proposed plans, made by the Commissioner/Secretary
Tourism Department, the Governor observed that wayside transit facilities, with
all the required arrangements, from Lakhanpur to Banihal and from Banihal to
the Nunwan and Baltal Base Camps should be arranged by June 20, 2013. The
Governor was briefed by Mr. Dulloo, Mr. Gupta and other concerned officers
regarding the wayside transit camps being established in Kathua, Samba, Jammu
and Udhampur districts and was assured that these will be in place well in
advance before the commencement of Yatra-2013.
On
this occasion, the CEO of the Board informed that registration of pilgrims for
Shri Amarnathji Yatra had begun on March 18, 2013 for both Baltal and
Chandanwari routes through 422 designated Bank Branches of Jammu & Kashmir
Bank, State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, YES Bank and HDFC Bank spread
all over the country. Mr. Choudhary further informed that step-by-step
procedure which the Yatris need to follow to register for the Yatra has been
put on the Board’s website which also contains the application form and State-wise
list of Bank Branches with complete addresses which the Yatris can approach for
registering themselves for this year’s pilgrimage.
Meanwhile,
to discuss various arrangements regarding annual Amarnath Yatra high level
meeting was convened under the chairmanship
of Divisional Commissioner Jammu Pardeep Gupta here today. In the meeting all
the aspects related to the commencement of Yatra, Yatra Registration,
Accommodation/transport for Sadhus, Entry/toll Tax for buses/trucks at
Lakhanpur, hoarding/banners, lodging facilities for yatries in Jammu province,
boarding facilities, transportation of yatries, security arrangements, fixing
of signboard, Communication Centre at Yatri Niwas, medical facility, mobile
toilet vans, Tourist Information Centre were discussed threadbare besides
issuing SIM cards to the Yatris for yatra days, traffic regulation, provisions
for safe drinking water, power, sanitation/ cleanliness, both at Jammu base
camp and districts enroute Yatra were also deliberated upon. The arrangements
for accommodation of the pilgrims along the Yatra route in the eventuality of
any emergency were also taken up for review.
Source:http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/governor-visits-bhagwati-nagar-yatri-niwas-reviews-arrangements/
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