Deputy Commissioner, Sheetal Nanda, today chaired a meeting to finalize arrangements being put in place for smooth conduct of Amrnathji Yatra 2017.The meeting was attended by Additional District Development Commissioner, Vivek Sharma, SSP, Anil Magotra, Additional Deputy Commissioner, T S Sharma, Sub Divisional Magistrates, District Information Officer, Tehsildars, Block Development Officers, other officers from different departments and several eminent personalities of the district.The Yatra Officer, SDM Vijaypur will be assisted by the designated nodal officers- Tehsildars of Ghaggawal, Samba, Vijaypur and Bari Brahmana for facilitating the arrangements and conduct of two month long yatra.The Deputy Commissioner directed installation of Langer sites with adequate facilities of drinking water, electricity, sanitation, fire tenders, medical aid and proper parking spaces to provide hassle free travel to pilgrims who will be visiting the valley based shrine from all parts of the country.
Chief Medical Officer was directed to ensure round the clock medical facilities with special arrangements for emergency medical aid besides organizing mandatory medical checkup camps for the Amarnath pilgrims both at District Hospital Samba and Vijaypur hospital.An enforcement committee comprising officers from Legal Metrology and Food Safety departments along with concerned TSO was constituted for strict checking of rates, quality and quantity of eatables, perishables and consumables especially at the markets en route Amarnath yatra.DC, Sheetal Nanda appealed the civil society for extending cooperation to the administration for smooth conduct of this annual religious Yatra. She emphasized maintaining highest standards of cleanliness and sanitation for cleaner and greener district to motivate the pilgrims for undertaking consecutive visits to Samba for tourism, recreational and cultural purposes.