Mata Vaishno Devi shrine prepared to satisfy New Year rush of pilgrims
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By PTI
JAMMU: Various measures are in place on the well-known Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine atop Trikuta hills within the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir to sort out heavy rush of pilgrims and keep away from any untoward incident, an official stated on Sunday.
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has additionally issued pointers for strict adherence to the COVID-19 pointers as a precautionary measure, the official stated.
In a first-ever stampede on the shrine on January 1 this yr, 12 pilgrims misplaced their lives and 16 had been injured, prompting the shrine board to introduce Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) as a part of numerous tasks sanctioned for the comfort of the pilgrims, higher crowd administration and monitoring of the yatris alongside the 13-km observe and the ‘Bhawan’ (sanctum sanctorum).
“The shrine is ready to meet heavy rush of devotees around New Year. A strategy has been chalked out to ensure smooth regulation of expected influx of pilgrims, decongestion of entire track, particularly the Bhawan area, and all-time surveillance through CCTV dedicated network of over 500 cameras,” a shrine board official stated.
He stated enforcement groups of the board are being deployed for 4 days on the Bhawan from December 30 to January 2 to keep watch over the variety of pilgrims to keep away from crowding.
The devoted groups will even be sure that the pilgrims, besides these having legitimate lodging slips, return to the bottom camp Katra instantly after having ‘Darshan’ on the shrine.
The official stated the shrine board has additionally recognized 4 holding areas, one every at Katra, Ardhkuwari, Sanjichha and Manokamana space, to accommodate the pilgrims if their quantity will increase past the every day restrict of fifty,000.
Earlier, Chief Executive Officer, SMVDSB Anshul Garg stated the RFID-based yatra registration playing cards have been began with the main focus to boost not solely the safety but in addition guarantee real-time monitoring of pilgrims on the observe en route Bhawan for higher regulation of the pilgrims in accordance with the holding capability of the trek and the shrine space (Bhawan).
He emphasised that safety companies not permit any pilgrims and not using a legitimate RFID card for which extra handheld scanners could also be put to make use of with enough employees to plug any shortfall.
On the priority about COVID-19, the official stated all of the stakeholders have been suggested to put on masks whereas coping with the yatris.
The shrine board has made carrying face masks necessary for each pilgrim attending the ‘Atka Arti’ and within the ‘darshan queue’, the official stated.
On Friday, Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta at a gathering had stated there isn’t a must panic given rising COVID-19 circumstances in neighbouring international locations as no surge has been reported thus far within the Union Territory.
However, Mehta enjoined upon the well being specialists to take preemptive measures in order that the administration is totally ready to satisfy any contingency. He requested them to activate all of the Covid testing amenities in order that any particular person needing to check finds the power close by.
He impressed upon them to create ample consciousness among the many public in order that no pointless scare is created amongst them. According to officers, there’s at the moment no mattress occupancy associated to Covid within the well being amenities within the Union Territory.
JAMMU: Various measures are in place on the well-known Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine atop Trikuta hills within the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir to sort out heavy rush of pilgrims and keep away from any untoward incident, an official stated on Sunday.
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has additionally issued pointers for strict adherence to the COVID-19 pointers as a precautionary measure, the official stated.
In a first-ever stampede on the shrine on January 1 this yr, 12 pilgrims misplaced their lives and 16 had been injured, prompting the shrine board to introduce Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) as a part of numerous tasks sanctioned for the comfort of the pilgrims, higher crowd administration and monitoring of the yatris alongside the 13-km observe and the ‘Bhawan’ (sanctum sanctorum).
“The shrine is ready to meet heavy rush of devotees around New Year. A strategy has been chalked out to ensure smooth regulation of expected influx of pilgrims, decongestion of entire track, particularly the Bhawan area, and all-time surveillance through CCTV dedicated network of over 500 cameras,” a shrine board official stated.
He stated enforcement groups of the board are being deployed for 4 days on the Bhawan from December 30 to January 2 to keep watch over the variety of pilgrims to keep away from crowding.
The devoted groups will even be sure that the pilgrims, besides these having legitimate lodging slips, return to the bottom camp Katra instantly after having ‘Darshan’ on the shrine.
The official stated the shrine board has additionally recognized 4 holding areas, one every at Katra, Ardhkuwari, Sanjichha and Manokamana space, to accommodate the pilgrims if their quantity will increase past the every day restrict of fifty,000.
Earlier, Chief Executive Officer, SMVDSB Anshul Garg stated the RFID-based yatra registration playing cards have been began with the main focus to boost not solely the safety but in addition guarantee real-time monitoring of pilgrims on the observe en route Bhawan for higher regulation of the pilgrims in accordance with the holding capability of the trek and the shrine space (Bhawan).
He emphasised that safety companies not permit any pilgrims and not using a legitimate RFID card for which extra handheld scanners could also be put to make use of with enough employees to plug any shortfall.
On the priority about COVID-19, the official stated all of the stakeholders have been suggested to put on masks whereas coping with the yatris.
The shrine board has made carrying face masks necessary for each pilgrim attending the ‘Atka Arti’ and within the ‘darshan queue’, the official stated.
On Friday, Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta at a gathering had stated there isn’t a must panic given rising COVID-19 circumstances in neighbouring international locations as no surge has been reported thus far within the Union Territory.
However, Mehta enjoined upon the well being specialists to take preemptive measures in order that the administration is totally ready to satisfy any contingency. He requested them to activate all of the Covid testing amenities in order that any particular person needing to check finds the power close by.
He impressed upon them to create ample consciousness among the many public in order that no pointless scare is created amongst them. According to officers, there’s at the moment no mattress occupancy associated to Covid within the well being amenities within the Union Territory.
