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Guv reviews yatra arrangements

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 6/14/2018 9:49:06 AM

SRINAGAR, Jun 13: Governor N N Vohra, chairman of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, reviewed the arrangements being made for the Yatra which is scheduled to commence on June 28.
Governor was informed that till now 1,91,073 Yatris have secured advance registration through the designated branches of Punjab National Bank, JK Bank and YES Bank and, besides, under the group registration facility and registration facility for ex-India pilgrims. This number includes 17,208 Yatris who have obtained helicopter tickets till 12th June, 2018.
Governor reviewed the to-date position regarding all issues relating to the restoration of the tracks on both the routes and installation of safety railings at the various identified vulnerable stretches, particularly the Railpathri-Brarimarg-Kali Mata track. The governor was informed about the logistical facilities being arranged for the Yatra, particularly those relating to power, water supply and medical facilities in the entire Yatra area. It was reported that the army, CRPF and the State Police formations have started reaching the areas of the upper Yatra Camps.
Governor was informed that to augment the existing toilets and baths, 529 new toilets (286 Indian and 243 European) and 100 baths for Yatra 2018 were being installed.
During this year’s Yatra, a total of 2750 toilets and 516 baths shall be installed by the shrine voard in the Yatra camps and en-route (along with appropriate waste disposal facility) for the convenience of the Yatris. For discouraging the use of plastic bottles in the Yatra area, 52 stainless steel water storage tanks/ water dispensers are being installed in the Yatra Camps and enroute. For easier collection of used water bottles, Shrine Board is installing 80 Bottle Catchers at conspicuous locations along the Yatra route.
The plastic bottles are brought down and shredded in Shredding Machines at Base Camps of Nunwan and Baltal. The Shrine Board shall also propagate the use of cloth bags, as an alternative to plastic bags, in the Yatra area. In order to keep the Yatra area clean and promote the segregation of wastes into bio-degradable and non-bio-degradable at source, the Shrine Board shall install 1465 colour coded dustbins (293 Yellow colour for medical wastes; 586 Blue colour for biodegradable wastes; and 586 Green colour, for non biodegradable wastes), with pictorial signages, in the Yatra area.
Governor was informed about the arrangements being made by the divisional administration of Kashmir for dealing with any disaster situation and deployment of teams of Mountain Rescue Teams of J&K Armed Police, Avalanche Rescue teams of SDRF, CRPF and NDRF in the Yatra area. In this context, he apprised Governor about the Table Top and Mock Exercises to be conducted by National Disaster Management Authority at Baltal and Pahalgam from 19th June to 25th June, 2018.
Consequent to the review the governor directed CEO to take urgent action to ensure complete registration of ponies, pony-wallas,dandiwallas and oalki-wallas and see that no unauthorized person embarks on the Yatra tracks.