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| Apart from terrorism, weather another challenge during this year’s Amarnath Yatra | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 19: As the nation is witnessing extreme weather conditions during the last three successive years due to climate change, authorities have taken preventive steps to face the challenge of inclement weather in the forthcoming most revered Amarnath Yatra.
In the year 2022, some devotees lost their lives in the flash flood which occurred due to cloud burst near the holy cave.
While reviewing preparness for the coming Yatra, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha also took stock of the works taken up by the Irrigation and Flood Control department. The Lt Governor directed for higher resource mobilization and increasing the manpower to ensure the completion of all related works well before the commencement of the Yatra.
Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi, Northern Army Commander on Monday reviewed the ongoing preparations for the Amarnath Yatra 2023 in which he emphasized on taking effective steps to face challenge of inclement weather.
Taking a lesson from the experiences of the cloud burst during the Amarnath Yatra 2022, civil rescue teams and avalanche rescue teams will also be deployed enroute systematically to mitigate any kind of disaster.
Earth movers will also be placed at multiple locations enroute for emergencies. A seamless communication network on both routes has also been operationalized. SFF detachments will also be overlooking the security of the people.
An “All Inclusive Approach” has been followed to synergize the efforts with all civil agencies including joint training, joint operation, joint exercises, and mock drills are being conducted to ensure seamless and successful conduct of the Yatra this year.
15 pilgrims were killed and were 55 injured due to a flash flood during the 2022 Amarnath Yatra.
The flash floods triggered by a cloudburst hit the holy cave area of Amarnath Shrine.
For the first time after 1996, Amarnath Yatra was hit by natural calamity in 2022. In 1996, the number of pilgrims visiting Amarnath that year was at an all-time high. Between, August 21 and 25, nearly one lakh Yatris were simultaneously moving either up or down between Jammu and the holy cave.
The administration had not anticipated such a heavy rush of Yatris. Nearly 242 Yatris had lost their lives due to exhaustion, exposure, and freezing in 1996.
Important to mention here that during the current year, the nation is experiencing extreme cold, heavy rains, floods, and landslides due to extreme weather events. |
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