Speaker visits , takes stock of facilities for Amarnath Yatris

JAMMU, JULY 25: Speaker Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta today visited Vaishnavi Dham and enquired about the facilities available for the Amarnathji yatris.

The Speaker interacted with the yatris putting up there and applauded Shrine Board for providing clean and well maintained accommodation for the pilgrims.

The pilgrims,  who had returned after  paying obeisance at the holy shrine of Shri Amarnathji, shared their experiences and expressed satisfaction over the arrangements made by the authorities for their comfortable  stay and hospitality. 

 The Speaker also inspected the medical care facilities and valued the efficient work of the medicinal team led by team  Dr. Vinod Sharma   for providing vital health services for the yatris. He assessed the availability of medicines and directed the concerned to ensure adequate stocking of the same.

He also inspected the Registration counters set up for the Yatris and directed for providing proper assistance to them.

The Speaker also appreciated the district administration for providing all the requisite amenities for the visiting pilgrims along the   pilgrimage route. 

Kavinder appreciated the concerned officers of various departments assigned with the Yatra duty for effectively monitoring the arrangements and asked them to keep up the efficient work.

He commended the enthusiasm of Yatris and said that the strong belief of people in the shrine will outnumber the  figures next year.

The Speaker said that every year, a large number of pilgrims come from all over the world to pay obeisance at the holy cave and state government is committed to provide them all facilities.

SDM, Sonu Pargal, Assistant Director, Handicrafts, Pawan Kotwal, BDO Satwari, Arun Khajuria and concerned officers of various departments were present on the occasion.