DC Kishtwar reviews Annual Machail Yatra arrangements

KISHTWAR, JULY 14: ​In wake of the upcoming annual  Machail Yatra commencing from August 18, 2017 to the holy Shrine Mata Chandi Machail, a meeting to finalize the arrangement were convened by Deputy Commissioner, Ghulam Nabi Balwan today.

​SSP, Sandeep Wazir, ADC Kishori Lal Sharma, CPO, Yasir Balwan, Commandent 9 Sector RR ,ACR, ACD, SDM Paddar, Tehsildar Paddar, Machail, Dhrabshalla, Negsani, OC GREF and other District Officers of KDA, NHPC, CRPF, CISF, Forest, PWD (R&B) PMGSY, PHE, PDD, Medical, Education, Traffic, Cooperative, Information, CAPD, Fire Services , Legal Metrology, BSNL, Municipal, Drug and Safety Officer  besides President Sanathan Dharam Sabha and  member of Serva Shakti Sevak Sanstha attend the meeting.

 In the meeting, the members of the Sanstha apprised the Deputy Commissioner about the schedule of the yatra which will start from July 25, 2017 and langer facilities for the devotees that will start functioning at various places.

     The Deputy Commissioner directed the concerned departments to ensure fool proof security besides ensuring availability of drinking water, electricity, street lights, firewood, gas cylinder, ration supply, electric generator, medical facilities and telephone facilities at every halt, ambulance, fire extinguishers, temporary toilets facilities and sufficient number of vehicles for the devotees’ upto the Gulabgarh Paddar.

​GREF authorities were asked to immediately repair the road upto Gulabgarh while XEN PWD (R&B) was directed to repair the path and short bridges from Gulabgarh to Machail Shrine.