Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a high-level meeting in New Delhi today to review preparations for this year's Shri Amarnath Yatra.
New Delhi: All the pilgrims of the Shri Amarnath Yatra this year will be given Radio-frequency identification (RFID) cards so that their real-time location can be traced. The decision in this respect was taken during a meeting to review the preparations for the yatra chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The review meeting also decided on Rs. 5 lakh insurance for each Amarnath Yatri and Rs 50,000 for each animal accompanying the pilgrims. Apart from this, arrangements for tent city, Wi-Fi hotspots and proper lighting will be made on the travel route. Additionally, Online- live Darshan of Baba Barfani, live telecast of morning and evening aarti in the holy Amarnath cave and religious and cultural programs will be organized at the base camp.
Shah also directed to ensure adequate stock of oxygen cylinders and their refilling. He also asked for the availability of additional teams of doctors, an adequate number of medical beds and the deployment of ambulances and helicopters to meet any medical emergency. He gave instructions to make proper arrangements for all necessary facilities for Amarnath Yatris, including travel, stay, electricity, water, communication and health. He further directed to ensure a better communication system on the Yatra route and the deployment of machines to immediately open the route in case of a landslide.
During the meeting, Shah said that it is the priority of the Union government that Amarnath pilgrims should have comfortable darshan and should not face any difficulty. He directed to make adequate security arrangements on the entire route of the Shri Amarnath Yatra and stressed providing smooth arrangements on the route from the airport and railway station to the Yatra base camp. He directed to provide air service from Srinagar and Jammu at night for the convenience of the pilgrims.
The meeting was attended by Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, Union Home Secretary, Director, Intelligence Bureau, Director General of Border Security Force and Central Reserve Police Force, Director General of Border Roads Organisation, Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, other senior officials of Army, Central Government and Jammu and Kashmir administration.
– global bihari bureau
