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| J&K Chief Secy holds high level meeting of civil administration, police; takes stock of arrangements for Amarnath Yatra | | | |  Srinagar June 08:-
The Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, held a high level meeting of civil administration and police yesterday to take stock of arrangements for the upcoming Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2023.
On the occasion, Dr Mehta observed that the Yatra is filled with religious fervour and should be developed as benchmark in religious tourism.
He said the Yatra has significant impact on both our economy and composite culture and all arrangements made should make the Yatra a memorable experience. He also said that the pilgrims should fully enjoy this spiritual journey in the lap of nature without any haste to cover more distance.
The Chief Secretary took first hand appraisal from all the concerned Departments and Deputy Commissioners about the civil works related to the smooth conduct of the upcoming Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra. He enquired from them the kind of arrangements and back-up plans for providing reliable accommodation, water, electricity facilities in their districts.
Dr Mehta directed the Divisional and District Administrations to ensure that no Langar, tenement or any other service is established in disaster-prone areas.
He urged the concerned DCs to certify the same before commencement of Yatra and also asked for deployment of NDRF, SDRF and mountain rescue team personnel in adequate numbers at all the vulnerable spots enroute the Holy Cave.
The Chief Secretary also laid stress on ensuring that appropriate number of washrooms, dustbins, sanitation workers should be in place at each location.
He stressed on making all the base camps and other sites comfortable, clean and hygienic using modern techniques especially around Langar areas.
He asked for deploying adequate manpower for maintenance of public utilities and providing of all the paraphernalia required in these utilities.
The Chief Secretary further said that the SHGs registered under JKRLM, Mission Youth and other agencies should be provided an opportunity to showcase their products enroute Yatra. He also called for providing ample opportunities to the locals to do their business as per the regulations made for each trade. | | | | |
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