STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, P.K Tripathi, on Wednesday informed the Governor N.N Vohra, Chairman of the Board, that till 5th July 2,47,634 Yatris had obtained Advance Registration through 432 designated branches, which are located in 32 States in the country.
CEO reported that the Advance Registration for the current Yatra had marked a significant improvement because of the sustained awareness campaign carried out by the CEO’s office throughout the past year. In this context, the CEO reported that as up to 5th July last year 2,25,095 pilgrims had secured Advance Registration. For the pilgrims who had failed to secure Advance Registration, for whatever reason, the Shrine Board has provided opportunity for On-spot Registration. Thus, for the first eight days of the Yatra, 2nd – 9th July, the CEO has released about 14500 slots for both the routes. These slots are available on first-come first-served basis. To ensure against avoidable inconvenience on arrival in J and K the CEO has again urged all intending pilgrims to obtain Advance Registration at their home stations before embarking upon the Yatra. He also advised Yatris to be careful and not secure Yatra Permits from unauthorised persons. CEO again reiterated that even the registered Yatris shall be allowed to undertake the pilgrimage only on the date and route for which they are registered. Governor asked CEO to reiterate directions to all concerned for the required steps being taken to ensure cleanliness and sanitation in all camps and direct all concerned agencies to see that pilgrims, service providers and others visiting the Shrine area do not litter the hills. He particularly stressed the need for ensuring against any plastic materials being thrown into the nullahs and the Deputy Commissioners being once again reminded to effectively enforce the ban on plastic materials.