Jammu: Shri Girish Chandra Murmu, Lieutenant
Governor (Chairman, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board) reviewed the preparedness for
Shri Amarnathji Yatra. Though the decision regarding Yatra shall be taken
appropriately in due course of time, but he insisted to make sure all basic
preparations including Health, infrastructure, ration/LPG supply, power,
drinking water, security arrangements, telecommunication, Disaster management
etc.
During the meeting, the Lt
Governor was briefed by Shri Bipul Pathak, CEO, SASB that the camp at Holy Cave
is already established and the snow clearance work is completed. The Base Camp
Baltal and the Neelgrath helipad are likely to be ready within next week. CEO
further informed that the SASB is making arrangements for the live telecast of
the morning and evening Aarti with Doordarshan.
Shri Baseer Ahmad Khan,
Advisor to the Lt Governor gave a detailed presentation on arrangements done by
various departments. He informed that the 80% work on Baltal track is done.
Five out of seven bridges are launched, verification of service providers by
Police has been done and they are ready to be deployed. A new helipad at Lower
Cave (1.2 km short of the Holy Cave) is being constructed by Pahalgam
Development Authority (PDA) for which the Lt Governor asked to get it ready by
30th June, 2020.
Shri Baseer Khan further
informed the meeting that the requisite arrangements by various line
departments are underway and the ground level staff will be mobilized within
couple of days.
Shri B.V.R. Subrahmanyam,
Chief Secretary added on and asked the SASB and Tourism Department (nodal
departments for the Yatra) to put in place all the facilities/ arrangements
required for the Yatra.
The Lieutenant Governor
further directed that all the rituals with morning and evening Pooja/ Arti
shall take place at the Holy Cave with effect from 5th July (Vyas Poornima) to
3rd August (Raksha Bandhan). He exhorted upon all the officers to put in their
best efforts to make the arrangements ready for the Yatra and appreciated the
work already done.
The meeting was attended by
Shri B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Shri Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial
Commissioner, Finance Department; Shri Atal Dulloo, Financial Commissioner,
Health and Medical Education Department, Shri Bipul Pathak, CEO, SASB; Shri
Shaleen Kabra, Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department; and Shri
Anup Kumar Soni, Additional CEO, SASB.
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