Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana, today convened a meeting to finalize the arrangements for the upcoming annual Machail Yatra commencing from August 18, 2018.
In the meeting, the members of the Sarvo Shakti Sewa Sanstha apprised the Deputy Commissioner about the various issues regarding the yatra.
The Deputy Commissioner asked the concerned departments to ensure fool proof security besides ensuring availability of drinking water, electricity, street lights, firewood, gas cylinder, ration supply, electric generator, medical and telephone facilities at every halt, ambulance, fire extinguishers, temporary toilets facilities and sufficient number of vehicles for the devotees upto Gulabgarh Paddar.
Meanwhile, DC requested the members of the Sanstha to keep the yatra route neat and clean and request the yatries not to use polythene bags.
DC also directed to SDM Padder to fix the rates of temporary vendors on yatra route and get them registerd in the concerned office.
During the meeting, Rana also directed that no yatri shall be allowed from Gulabgarh after 7:00 PM towards Machail.
He instructed that no yatri will be allowed to proceed for yatra without raincoat and umbrella.