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Hello Jammu News at 5:45:00 PM 0

JAMMU, JUNE 18 - Minister for Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction and Floriculture Javaid Mustafa Mir today flagged off Mata Kheer Bhawani Yatra forTulmulla (Ganderbal) from Nagrota here this morning.
IGP Jammu, Dr. S.D Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, Commissioner, Relief, M.L Raina, Kiran Wattal, Head Mata Kheer Bhawani Committee besides senior functionaries of the concerned departments and members of the committee were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said the government has made proper arrangements for the pilgrims enroute and elaborate security measures have been taken for a safe and secure yatra with sufficient security personnel being deployed on the way to ensure smooth pilgrimage for the devotees.
“Jammu and Kashmir is a unique bouquet of diverse cultures and the government is making every possible effort to preserve and promote state’s cultural wealth”, the Minister maintained.
He also called for maintaining close coordination among the departments entrusted with the arrangements.
While interacting with the pilgrims, the Minister congratulated and wished them a safe journey.
The district administration, Mata Kheer Bhawani Committee and concerned departments along with the Civil Defence volunteers have made adequate arrangements of bus service, security, food, drinking water, medicare, sanitation etc for the convenience of pilgrims.
The administration appealed the pilgrims to make this yatra a polythene free one. A large number of pilgrims from across the state, country and abroad today left for Kashmir Valley to take part in the annual 'Kheer Bhawani Mela' in the Tulmulla area of Ganderbal district.
The state government had arranged a large fleet of buses of State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) for boarding of pilgrims from Jammu besides large number of private buses and small vehicles.

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Hello Jammu News at 6:41:00 PM 0


SRINAGAR, JUNE 16:  Governor N. N. Vohra visited Mata Kheer Bhawani shrine at Tulmulla, Ganderbal, to view the arrangements which have been put in place for the devotees who will throng the Shrine on the occasion of “Mela Mata Kheer Bhawani”, which commences on 20th June 2018.
Sh. Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar, MLA Ganderbal; Sh. B.B. Vyas, Chief Secretary; Dr. S.P. Vaid, DGP, Sh. R.K. Goyal, Principal Secretary Home; Dr. Piyush Singla, Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal; Sh. Fayaz Ahmad Lone, Senior Superintendent of Police Ganderbal, representatives of Dharmarth Trust and several members of Kashmiri Pandit community received the Governor on his arrival at the Shrine.
Governor discussed with the Chief Secretary, Deputy Commissioner and other concerned officers the arrangements made by the District Administration and the Dharamarth Trust for the stay of the pilgrims, particularly the sanitation facilities.  In this context he visited the Sewage Treatment Plant at the Shrine which, he was informed by the Deputy Commissioner, shall become operational in the next two days.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:23:00 PM 0

GANDERBAL, JUNE 13: Divisional Commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan today visited Mata Kheerbhawani Shrine in Tulmulla to review the arrangements undertaken for the forthcoming Mela.
The Div Com later chaired a meeting of various officers and issued directions to complete all arrangements well before the start of the Mela.
During the meeting, the Div Com was informed that five buildings having 75 rooms are ready for guests. In addition to it, Pre-fab huts, dormitories and tents have also been put in place for accommodating more pilgrims.
50 lavatory blocks separate for men and women have also been put in place. The Div Com directed the commissioning of Sewerage Treatment Plant at the earliest. He also directed to complete the cleaning process of the local stream at the earliest.
Regarding healthcare, the Div Com was informed that 12 bedded hospital has been put in place complete with doctors and sufficient quantity of medicine. He directed for the posting of a critical care ambulance at the hospital. The Div Com also directed for exploring other places for parking in addition of current parking which can accommodate vehicles.
The Div Com directed the concerned officers to ensure uninterrupted power and drinking water supply during the Mela. He also reviewed security and transport facilities, besides availability of ration and Medicare facilities. He also directed for immediate repairs of roads leading to the shrine area. He directed to remove all bottlenecks and illegal vendors from roads leading to the shrine.
The meeting was attended by IG Traffic Basant Rath, ADC Gbl, SE R&B and other officials.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:16:00 PM 0

No registration needed for visiting Mela Kheer Bhawani: Javaid Mustafa Mir
SRINAGAR, MAY 14: Making it clear that there are no orders from the Government for registration of pilgrims for visiting Mela Kheer Bhawani,
The Minister for Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction, Javaid Mustafa Mir today said that a high-level inquiry committee has been constituted to investigate the issuance of a notice by the Deputy Commissioner Relief (Migrants) in this regard.
“The inquiry committee will be headed by Commissioner Secretary Relief and Rehabilitation and Disaster Management,” the Minister told Reporters here today.
He said taking a serious note of the issuance of the notice without any administrative approval, the Government has initiated disciplinary action against the Deputy Commissioner Relief (Migrants) Mr Kuldeep Krishen Sidha and has ordered his immediate attachment.
The Minister clarified that the Kashmiri Pandits are state subjects and do not need any kind of registration for the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela. “There is no need for registration of Kashmiri Pandits for visiting the Mela,” he said.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:21:00 PM 0
Reviews arrangement for upcoming annual Mela


GANDERBAL, MAY 30 – Minister for PHE, Irrigation Flood & Control, Sham Lal Choudhary today visited Kheer Bhawani to oversee the arrangements for the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela.  He also paid obeisance at the shrine and prayed for peace, prosperity and wellbeing of the people of the state.
          DDC Ganderbal Tariq Husain Ganai, SSP Ganderbal and district officers were present on the occasion.
          While interacting with the district officers, the Minister directed them to ensure that appropriate arrangements are put in place for the smooth conduct of upcoming Kheer Bhawani Mela and for the convenience of the pilgrims visiting shrine.
          Thousands of devotees from within and outside the State are expected to join the festival.
          The Minister said such festive occasions exhibit brotherhood and communal harmony among the people and provide an opportunity to bridge the gap among different geographic regions of state.
          Sham Lal Choudhary discussed department-wise facilities to be provided for the devotees and particularly reviewed the position with regard to power, water supply, sanitation, Traffic Management, security arrangements, availability of essentials and medical facilities.
          He also went around the shrine complex and took stock of the arrangements being made by the administration for the pilgrims
          The Minister was given brief about the preparedness of the district administration for the upcoming Mela and was told that a foolproof mechanism was put in place to ensure that the devotees get the requisite necessary facilities for performing religious rituals.

No: PR/DI/17/1790/
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