20,000 Pilgrims Go to Lord Shiva’s Cave Temple Throughout Ongoing Amarnath Yatra: LG Manoj Sinha | India Information
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited the Baltal Base Camp immediately to evaluation preparations for the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra and inaugurate the newly constructed Yatri Niwas. He emphasised that the Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board, the administration, J&Ok Police, safety forces, and different stakeholders have made considerably higher preparations than in earlier years to make sure a secure, peaceable, and devotee-friendly Yatra.
Whereas talking to the media, Sinha acknowledged that over 20,000 devotees had already carried out darshan on the holy Amarnath cave shrine, with pilgrims arriving from varied elements of India. He described an “ambiance of celebration and enthusiasm” throughout Jammu and Kashmir for the Yatra and highlighted the nice and cozy welcome prolonged by the folks of the area.
He assured that pilgrims arriving sooner than their scheduled dates can be accommodated, guaranteeing flexibility and enhancing their expertise. This, he mentioned, displays the administration’s dedication to prioritizing pilgrim comfort.
Sinha additionally highlighted the inauguration of the Yatri Niwas Advanced at Baltal, developed by ONGC beneath its Company Social Accountability initiative at a price of Rs 240 crore. This undertaking covers services at Sidhra (Jammu), Baltal, Nunwan, and Bijbehara. The Baltal facility can accommodate 800 pilgrims and features a registration and safety block, underscoring the administration’s give attention to offering secure and enough lodging.
He reiterated that the Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board, the J&Ok administration, police, safety forces, and different stakeholders have made notable enhancements over earlier years. These enhancements embody higher healthcare, energy provide, communication, water availability, sanitation, meals companies, lodging, site visitors administration, surveillance, observe upkeep, and general safety.
LG Sinha expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Minister for Petroleum and Pure Fuel for his or her assist to the Shrine Board. He additionally thanked ONGC for his or her contributions to infrastructure growth.
