Srinagar, June 07: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha presided over the 49th board meeting of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board (SASB) at Raj Bhavan today.
The meeting was attased by members of the shrine board- Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj, Prof. Kailash Mehra Sadhu, Shri Kksharma, Shri Knrai, Shri Mukesh Garg, Dr. Shailesh Raina, Dr. Simridhi Bindroo, Shri Suresh Haware and Prof. Vishwamurti Shastri.
The meeting chaired by the Honorable Lieutenant Governor, the board, made a comprehensive review of the preparations for all the line departments and proposed various measures and interventions to further improve the facilities for the devotees.
The meeting discussed arrangements and expected facilities at base camps and various places, including disaster preparations and mitigation measures, spreading information related information, insurance cover for yatris and service providers, upgradation of travel tracks, cleanliness water, transport, and provisions for medical and health services, and civil supply.
The Lieutenant Governor evaluated progress on various ongoing projects and directed to complete timely identified works for the convenience of pilgrims.
The Lieutenant Governor said, “The safety and welfare of pilgrims is our most priority. We are committed to providing better facilities and facilities to ensure trouble free and spiritually rich experience for all pilgrims.”
The meeting also discussed important matters related to the establishment of Yatri Nivas and Transit Camps at various places, which increase the logar capacity, expansion of prasad sales counters, operate passage centers, online services, online services by boards, issuing RFID cards, verification and verification of pilgrims and service provisions.
Dr. Of Mandeep. Bhandari, Chief Executive Officer, Shri Amarnath ji Shrine Board, gave a detailed presentation about the arrangement of the journey.
It was reported that about 3,31,000 devotees have registered for the holy journey for this year, till date.
This year, Shri Amarnathji Yatra will begin on July 3, as well as both routes – Pahgam track in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district and it will end on 9 August 2025 at the Raksha Bandhan.
Mr. Atal Dulu, Chief Secretary; Mr. Shalen Kabra, Additional Chief Secretary, Water Power Department; Shri Nalin Prabhat, DGP; Mr. Chandrakar Bharti, Principal Secretary Ghar; IGPS; Administrative Secretary; Divisional Commissioner Jammu; Divisional Commissioner Kashmir; Deputy Commissioner (Genderbal and Anantnag); Senior officials of Additional CEO SASB and UT Administration, Police, Shrine Board and BRO also attended the meeting, personally and via virtual mode.