| Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2020 | | Advisor Baseer Khan reviews yatra arrangements with Civil administration, security brass | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 24: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan reviewed the arrangements made for the smooth conduct of Shri Amarnathji Yatra, 2020 commencing from next month at a high level meeting of officers here today.
The Advisor asked each of the line department to rise up to the occasion and make fool proof arrangements for smooth conduct of the yatra. He asked the Divisional Commissioners to physically take stock of all the arrangements much before the commencement of yatra.
He advised them to complete all the arrangements like clearing of track, installation of lights, water tanks, toilets, generators, PSPs, Public Address System, communication towers and road signage’s before the scheduled date.
Baseer Khan also enjoined upon the officers that medical teams, fire tenders, temporary ration depots and service providers like tents, beddings, ponies and Palkiwalas should be deployed days before the initiation of the yatra. He stressed that no dearth of essentials should be felt either by yatris or administrative facilitators deployed there.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, PK Pole; Commissioner Secretary Tourism & Culture departments, Zubair Ahmad; Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary; Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shafkat Iqbal; Director Tourism Kashmir, Nisar Ahmad Wani; Director Health Services Kashmir, Dr. Samir Mattoo, Director FCS&CA Kashmir, Bashir Ahmad Khan; Director Animal Husbandry Kashmir, Purnima Mittal; Chief Engineer, R&B Kashmir, Chief Engineer, Jal Shakti department, Chief Engineer Distribution, KPDCL and representatives of Forest, Fire & Emergency Services, Legal Metrology and telecommunication departments were present in the meeting.
Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma and Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, KK Sidha joined the meeting through video conferencing.
Later the Advisor also held a meeting with the security agencies to inoculate them about the security related arrangements to be made at their end. He asked them to extend helping hand to the yatris especially in higher reaches as the forces have required set of skills and training for doing the same.
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