Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 13: To review and take stock of the arrangements put in place for ongoing Shri Amarnath Yatra, Minister of State for Education, Culture, Tourism, Floriculture and Parks, Priya Sethi today took an extensive tour of different facilitation points established by the administration for the Yatris.
The Minister started her visit from the Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar and later visited Sangam Palace, Vaishnavi Dham, Railway Station, Purani Mandi temple and Mahajan Hall.
Commissioner, JMC Mandeep Kaur, Deputy Commissioner, Jammu Simrandeep Singh, Director, Tourism, Jammu Sushma Chauhan, senior officers from civil and police administration, tourism and other line departments accompanied the Minister during the visit
While interacting with Yatris at Bhagwati Nagar, Priya said that the Government is well prepared to ensure smooth conduct of the Yatra and foolproof security arrangements have been put in place to ensure safety and security of the pilgrims. She directed the administration to ensure that all registered Yatris are cleared for onward journey to the cave shrine and all required facilities are made available for their comfortable stay in the Yatri Niwas.
She went around the Yatri Bhawan and visited dormitories, Langar hall and reviewed other facilities for the Yatris. She issued directions to the Commissioner, JMC for ensuring proper hygiene and cleanliness in the Yatri Bhawan premises.
She inquired about the arrangements and directed the Director, Tourism to explore options for establishing one more Langar facility within the complex of the Yatri Bhawan.
Underscoring the need to ensure best facilities for the Yatris, she said the administration has made elaborate arrangements for the Yatra and besides Bhagwati Nagar, camps have also been established at other locations at Vaishnavi Dham, Purani Mandi, Mahajan Hall and from this year a separate counter has been established at Sangam Palace for spot registration of the Yatra.
“To ensure that visiting pilgrims get to know more about our local tourist destination, from this year, we have started Jammu Darshan bus service and the Yatris are visiting Suchetgarh border, Raghunath Temple, Balidan Stambh and other such tourist destinations,” she added.
She said Yatris are giving positive feedback of the arrangements and the administration would leave no stone unturned to make their stay comfortable during the Yatra.
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