Preparations for Shri Amarnath Yatra 2011

Governor, N. N. Vohra, who is also the Chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, took stock of the ongoing preparations for the ensuing Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2011, at an over two hour long review meeting held at Raj Bhawan today. Among others the meeting was attended by R. K. Goyal, CEO of the Shrine Board, Preet Pal Singh, Addl. CEO, and other senior Board officials.

The meeting reviewed the up to date status of every item of preparation, including the planning and execution of civil works at various Camp locations and enroute to the holy cave shrine, finalization of the Yatris' Registration Process, management and operation of Langars and the telecom arrangements etc. The Governor stressed the crucial importance of ensuring timely action on all fronts and observed that he would be personally reviewing the Camps-wise arrangements in the coming weeks, visiting certain Camps as may be feasible, for that all concerned functionaries are enabled to deliver a smooth and comfortable pilgrimage for all the Yatris visiting the holy shrine. The Governor desired that the CEO and senior officials of the Shrine Board should forthwith fix the date, time and venue of all required co-ordination meetings, in the next six weeks, with the concerned Government agencies and all other concerned stakeholders, to ensure timely arrangements for the ensuing Yatra.

Briefing the Governor, the CEO stated that Shrine Board had since finalized the Camp-wise Action Plans in regard to the re-erection of the pre-fabricated huts, toilets, baths and other facilities for the use of Yatris and each of these works are being taken up in the coming weeks, starting with the Base Camps.

Referring to the first ever initiative undertaken last year, the CEO informed the Governor that the BSNL has formulated a time bound Action Plan for providing real time connectivity in the Yatra area, and substantially enhancing its capacity for the benefit of the Yatris and all agencies involved in the arrangement of smooth conduct of the annual pilgrimage. Efforts are being made to ensure that the telecom facility becomes available, subject to reasonable weather conditions, well before the Yatra commencement on June 29 this year.

The CEO disclosed that the Registration of Yatris procedure will be notified in the next few days, so that the intending Yatris are enabled to finalize their travel plans well in time.

The CEO informed that the detailed advisory for the benefit of the Yatris is available on the Board's website (www.shriamarnathjishrine.com) and the Do's and Don'ts would be printed on the reverse of the Yatra Permits. The CEO would take all necessary steps to repeatedly publicize the Advisory through the print and electronic media.

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