Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 31: Governor N. N. Vohra, who is the Chairman of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, lauded the very high level of coordination among the State Government, Army, Central Armed Police Forces, J&K Police, Shrine Board and each of the concerned State Government Departments, agencies and local stakeholders involved with the management of Shri Amarnathji Yatra-2015.
He also thanked the Government, people, particularly of Anantnag and Ganderbal districts, for their valuable support for ensuring the smooth and peaceful conduct of this arduous pilgrimage.
The Governor was addressing the Post-Yatra 2015 Review Meeting which was followed by a felicitation function at Raj Bhavan here today.
He observed that Post Yatra Review Meetings have been convened every year, for the past five years, immediately after the culmination of the Yatra, with a view to identity the weak points in the arrangements for the just concluded Yatra and bringing about progressive improvements in the management of the ensuing Yatras, based on the experiences gained and feed-back gathered.
On the basis of the feedback received from the Camp Directors, the Governor asked P.K. Tripathi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Shrine Board, to initiate action to prepare Camp-wise and route-wise Action Plans for Yatra 2016, on a time-bound basis, particularly focusing on the requirements of medicare, water and power supply, sanitation, environment protection, accommodation and all other required facilities.
The Governor, as Chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, presented certificates and mementoes to the officers who attended the meeting, as a token of the Board’s appreciation and thanks for their valuable support for the smooth conduct of the current year’s Yatra.
The issues which were reviewed during the meeting included bringing further improvements in the existing system of Registration of Yatris and Assess Control measures at the Chandanwari and Domel Access Control Gates; functioning of Medical Aid Centres; sanitation arrangements at the various Camp locations; functioning of Langars and other services.
Other issues that came under discussion included operation of helicopter services; services rendered by BSNL; Disaster Management arrangements; services rendered by various other departments and agencies and the scope for improvements therein.
Jitendra K. Singh, Additional Chief Executive Officer of the Board, presented the vote of thanks on the occasion.
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