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| Guv thanks people for smooth conduct of Amarnath Yatra | | Distributes insurance claim cheques among pony owners | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Oct 18: The Governor, N. N. Vohra, today thanked the State Administration, local stakeholders, people at large and all those who were associated with the management of Shri Amarnath Yatra 2010 for contributing towards the smooth conduct of this annual pilgrimage.
Speaking after giving away insurance claim cheques to those whose ponies/horses were involved in accidental deaths during the Shri Amarnathji Yatra this year, at a function held at Raj Bhavan, the Governor said that it was due to the collective effort of every one that culminated in the smooth and peaceful conduct of the pilgrimage. He added that many new initiatives were taken by the Board this year to bring progressive improvements in the Yatra management and upgrading facilities for the visiting pilgrims, besides extending economic benefits to the local population and other stakeholders.
Later, the Governor gave away cheques of Rs. 20,000 each to over 30 pony-wallahs, as compensation for the loss they had suffered due to accidental death of their ponies/horses during Shri Amarnath Yatra this year.
The Governor, who is also the Chairman of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, asked Principal Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Board, to take all the required measures with a view to increasing the amount of compensation for the losses that the pony/horse owners may suffer due to the accidental deaths of their animals in the course of future Yatras. He also stressed the need for enhancing the facilities for animal health care on both Baltal and Pahalgam routes of the Yatra. He also called for launching a campaign to create awareness among the pony/horse owners about the various precautions which are required to be taken for ensuring that their animals did not suffer any ailments on account of the very tough terrain of the Yatra routes.
The Minister for Forests, Mian Altaf Ahmad, lauded the efforts of the Governor and the Shrine Board in taking several new initiatives for involving the local stakeholders in the conduct of the Yatra and thereby extending large economic benefits to them. He observed that the Yatris are our honoured guests and it is our obligation to see that they perform their pilgrimages smoothly.
The Principal Secretary to the Governor and Chief Executive Officer of the Shrine Board, R. K. Goyal, gave details of the various new initiatives taken by the Board on the instructions of the Governor during this year to bring progressive improvement in the Yatra management. These, he said, included an accidental insurance cover, which had been provided, with full support from the State Government, to all the registered labourers deployed during the Yatra, as well as for the pony owners, in case their horse/pony was involved in an accidental death. This scheme was aimed to benefit about 20,000 labourers and 7,000 pony owners, almost all of whom belonged to the economically weaker sections of the society, he added.
The Minister of State for Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Ajaz Ahmad Khan, MLA Pahalgam, Rafi Ahmad Mir, Secretary, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, B. D. Sharma, Secretary, Labour, Farooq Ahmad Peer, Additional Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, Saugat Biswas, Director, Animal Husbandry, Dr D. S. Khosla and several other officers were present on the occasion.
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