Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired the 47th Board meeting of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) at Raj Bhawan here on Friday and appreciated the administration, security agencies, and stakeholders for successful conduct of Amarnath Yatra.
The meeting was attended by members of the Shrine Board – D.C. Raina; Kailash Mehra Sadhu, K. N. Rai; Shailesh Raina, and Prof Vishwamurti Shastri.
The Board, which met under the chairmanship of the Lt Governor, appreciated the Civil Administration, Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army, CAPFs, Disaster Response Forces, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, Health and sanitation workers, service providers, and all the stakeholders for the successful conduct of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra.
This year, a record over 5.12 lakh pilgrims performed puja and paid obeisance at the Holy Cave of Shri Amarnath ji which is the highest Yatra figure in the last twelve years.
The Board discussed various interventions and proposed measures to further improve the facilities and services for the devotees.
The Board Members shared their valuable suggestions on the agenda points put forth during the meeting.
They also hailed better queue regulation and crowd management, successful implementation of Aadhaar based registration, and various pilgrim-centric endeavours of the Shrine Board and other line departments and agencies during this year’s yatra.
Chief Executive Officer, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, gave a detailed presentation on various ongoing works and other important factors related to the annual holy pilgrimage. Additional CEO SASB, senior officers of the UT Administration and Shrine Board also attended the meeting.
