Making pilgrimage easier

 

Keeping in mind the fast increasing number of pilgrims to the holy cave, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) is taking many steps for making pilgrimage easier and faster. It regularly monitors the progress on making pilgrimage more comfortable. A scheme has been conceptualized according to which a material ropeway will be constructed from Siar Dabri near Katra to Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan in two years time. Apart from this an alternate route from Katra to Adh Kuwari, is almost complete and will be commissioned soon. The passenger ropeway from Bhawan to Bhairon Ghati would help the pilgrims undertake arduous two kilometers journey within a couple of minutes. These projects will completely change the nature of pilgrimage to the holy shrine in terms of length of time taken and the physical labour required. The Board deserves full appreciation for contemplating the schemes and making them time bound. At the same time other schemes like planting of lakhs of saplings on Trikuta Hills to give it a deep green cover is also on the anvil. As we know the holy Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine is becoming the most popular and profusely visited shrine in Northern India. Railway track has been extended from Udhampur to Katra to make transportation of men and material easier and quicker. Katra is fast developing into a major tourist and commercial town and in a few years its entire geography and economy is bound to change. This is how new cities and habitats come up.

The most interesting thing about the holy shrine is that despite millions of pilgrims coming to the shrine year after year, there is no pollution of land, water or air. It is so because meticulous care is taken not to make the spots untidy. The number of pilgrims and tourists will increase with passage of time and the tradition of keeping the entire space clean and free of pollution will stick and we can be sure that pristine purity of the place will be maintained at all cost.

 

 

 

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