The Governor, N. N. Vohra, who is the Chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, today visited Baltal, Panjtarni and Nunwan Camps and reviewed the arrangements made for this year’s Shri Amarnathji Yatra, which is scheduled to commence on June 29, from Baltal and Nunwan base camps.
The Governor, accompanied by Sunita Narain, Member of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board and a well-known Environmentalist and R. K. Goyal, Chief Executive Officer of the Board, reached Baltal from Srinagar this morning and reviewed the Yatra-related arrangements positioned on the ground. He particularly reviewed the sanitation arrangements, operation of Sewage Treatment Plant, water and power supply, medicare, access control, establishment of langars, security and other services.
He directed the CEO to ensure daily monitoring and supervision of all arrangements. The Governor also visited the 3-day Art of Living camp at Baltal, organized by the Shrine Board in collaboration with the Art of Living Foundation and interacted with a number of participants.
At Baltal, Mohammad Ashraf Shuntoo, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal, informed the Governor that the ongoing reparations for the Yatra were at the final stages and there would be no difficulty in commencing the pilgrimage on June 29. Imtiaz Ahmad, SSP Ganderbal, Mushtaq Ahmad, CEO, Sonamarg Development Authority and the district officers of the various concerned Government Departments and functionaries of the Shrine Board were present on the occasion.
At Panjtarni, the Governor had a round of the entire camp area and reviewed the latest the status of the ongoing preparations. He directed all the functionaries involved with the Yatra-related activities to ensure that yatris were provided the best possible acilities to make the pilgrimage a pleasant experience, despite the vagaries of weather, difficult terrain and mountainous tracks. He particularly stressed round the clock cleaning of toilets/baths and the entire camp area.
On his arrival at the Nunwan base camp in the afternoon, the Governor reviewed the facilities which had been set up for the smooth conduct of the Yatra. The Governor, along with Sunita Narain, inspected all the sanitation related arrangements, particularly the operation of Sewage Treatment Plant at the Nunwan base camp. Deepak Slathia, Police Yatra Officer, Pahalgam axis and R. K. Jalla, SSP, Anantnag were also involved in the discussions.
The Governor instructed that all the required sanitation measures should be effectively enforced to ensure that all flows from the camp area have been properly treated before discharge. He emphasized that environment and ecology must be preserved, particulary ensuring the timely collection and treatment of all types of wastes. He stressed the use of plastic shredders for disposal of plastic bottles and other plastic materials and segregation of waste materials for appropriate treatment.
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