Staggered Amarnath Yatra Amid Coronavirus Lockdown, 500 Pilgrims Per Day
The Amarnath Yatra is typically held over 42 days (Document)
New Delhi:
The Amarnath Yatra can be carried out in a staggered method this 12 months, with not more than 500 pilgrims allowed in line with day, because of coronavirus lockdown restrictions, the federal government mentioned Wednesday night time.
In a high-level assembly at executive places of work in North Block in Delhi, it was once made up our minds that the yatra to a shrine sacred to devotees of Lord Shiva could be allowed for a fortnight beginning July 21.
“This 12 months best 500 pilgrims can be allowed in an afternoon and that too in a staggered method,” a senior functionary within the House Ministry informed NDTV.
Similar problems, corresponding to routes, have been additionally mentioned within the assembly.
“Most effective the 16-kilometre Baltal course can be obtainable this 12 months as it’s shorter and you’ll be able to whole the yatra in an afternoon,” he mentioned.
The Pahalgam course might not be opened as it’s lined in snow.
The yatra, which typically takes position over 42 days, was once scheduled to begin from June 23 nevertheless it was once behind schedule because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The shortened yatra will see COVID-19 particular SOPs (same old working protocols) in position, corresponding to checking out of folks from out of doors Jammu and Kashmir and social distancing.
Government are in particular involved since the signs for COVID-19 an infection and high-altitude illness are nearly equivalent.
Wednesday’s assembly was once attended by way of Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Jitendra Singh and senior House Ministry officers,
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu and Leader Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam, in addition to divisional commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir additionally attended, by the use of video convention.
The 2019 Amarnath Yatra was once lower brief following terror threats; those got here forward of the federal government’s contentious choice on Article 370, which gave Jammu and Kashmir particular standing.
In 2018, the Amarnath Yatra was once held over 60 days.
In the meantime, pilgrimages to the Vaishnodevi shrine had been suspended until July 31; it’s most probably that locals gets first get entry to when it’s re-opened.
Jammu and Kashmir has reported just about nine,000 showed COVID-19 circumstances thus far, together with 143 deaths connected to the infectious virus.
Wednesday’s assembly additionally reviewed ongoing construction works within the union territory.
Those come with implementation of centrally backed schemes, growth in attaining goals below the High Minister’s Building Package deal 2015, problems raised all over the outreach efforts by way of union ministers in January and problems associated with implementation of J&Ok Reorganisation Act.
