REASI, JUNE 7: The district administration Reasi today reviewed
the arrangements for the smooth conduct of six day Annual Kounsar Nag Yatra in
tehsil Mahore.
The arrangements for the pilgrimage commencing from July 24, were discussed here at a meeting of officers held under the
chairmanship of DC Reasi Ravinder Kumar.
Threadbare discussions were held on various arrangements,
including medicare, transportation, boarding and lodging, provision of adequate
ration, security, and uninterrupted power and water supply to be made for the
convenience of the pilgrims enroute to the shrine.
For medicare facilities, six teams of
doctors and paramedics would be stationed at specified locations with adequate
stock of medicines and oxygen cylinders.
The Army would provide sufficient tents for the comfortable stay
of the pilgrims at village Harshu, the base camp of the yatra.
Addressing the meeting, the DC said that efforts would be made to
promote Kounsar Nag as a major tourist
destination.
For the purpose, he asked the Tourism Department to chalk out a
comprehensive strategy to give wide publicity to the pilgrimage. This should be
done by erecting hoarding at prominent locations, to attract the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims, the DC
directed.
The pilgrims after stay at base camp of the Yatra at Village
Harshu in Mahore, would proceed for Kounsar Nag and pay obedience at the holy
day of Nag Panchami on July 30.
The yatra would cover different areas of the Reasi district
including Salal, Arnas, Dharmari, Mahore, Chasana and Sungri to reach Kounsar
Nag.
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