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| Hotel Association delegation calls on CEO SMVDSB | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 19: A delegation of Hotel and Restaurant Association called on CEO SMBDSB Ramesh Kumar, who assured that COVID test of pilgrims coming from outside the state and the test conducted at their native state would be accepted.
A delegation led by President Rakesh Wazir, Chairman Shyam lal Kesar,Sr.Vice President Virender Kesar,Vice Presidents Ajay Kotwal and Nishant Sharma, had called on CEO and apprised him about their grievances.
Wazir besides thanking Kumar for taking quick descisions requested that certain more modifications are required to be made in the SOPs/guidelines issued by the government of J&K vis-à-vis Shrine Board and requested for getting those amended from the concerned vis-à-vis from their office which pertains to them. Wazir while speaking on the occasion said that as per SOP/guidelines 1900 pilgrims from within the UT and 100 from out side UT would be permitted per day to have darshans of Maa Vaishnodevi ji however he said that as emphasized the local pilgrims from within UT are not more and is evident from last two three days that this figure is between 200-300 pilgrims per day only and thus binding of 100 pilgrims from outside the UT should be removed and while making on line booking which is mandatory for doing Vaishnodevi Yatra the quota of pilgrims should be filled in such a way that it should be open for all and even requested for increasing the overall number of pilgrims and since there is sufficient infrastructure at Katra/Bhawan, the minimum figure should be increased from 2000 to 10,000 intially,and be increased gradually.
Ramesh Kumar listened the delegation patiently and gave instructions for redressal of most of the suggestions raised on spot and assured sympathetic consideration of rest of points raised in the meeting in phased manner. |
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