Tuesday, June 7, 2011

SASB Niyas meeting over yatra

The meeting between the Chief Executive Officer Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) R K Goyal and representatives of the Baba Amarnath and Buda Amarnath Yatri Niyas (BABAYN) to reach a settlement on the yatra date to holy cave ended into a dead lock as both sides stuck to their respective stands.

Today's meeting was a follow up of the meeting held by the office bearers of Niyas with Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Dr Pawan Kotwal on June 4.

According to insiders in the meeting Mr Goyal maintained that the yatra could not be taken before the June 29 the date fixed by the Board as the preparations have not been made and the tracks from both Pahalgam and Baltal sides would not be ready for trekking of pilgrims by then.

However the members of the Niyas were adamant to take the yatra on Jesht Purnima falling on June 15 as per tradition. They accused the Board of starting the work on clearance of track late and this will delay in snow clearance.

The members of the Niyas showed their total adamancy in flagging off the first batch of yatra from Jammu on June 14 to have the darshan on June 15.

Besides Mr Goyal the Divisional Commissioner, Dr Pawan Kotwal and IGP Jammu, Dilbagh Singh were also present in the meeting while the representatives of the Niyas included Dinishwar Singh, Dr V K Gupta, Karan Singh Charak, Shakti Dutt Sharma and Rajesh Gupta.

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