District administration Udhampur welcomed the first batch of Amarnath pilgrims on their arrival at Kali Mata Mandir Tikri Udhampur, here this morning.
Deputy Commissioner Udhampur, Dr Piyush Singla , DIGUdhampur Reasi Range, Sujit Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajiv Omparkash Pandey, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dr GurvinderjeetSingh, ASP, Rajinder Katoch, ARTO, Rachna Sharma, Tehsildar Mohit Gupta, andother officers besides eminent citizens of the district were present on theoccasion.
The civil and police administration welcomed the pilgrimsand offered light refreshment, sweets and drinking water to the pilgrims.
The DDC informed that this year the district administrationhas established a total of 13 medical aid centres and 30 Langars in thedistrict. Besides this Control room, enquiry counters and helpline have alsobeen established for the convenience of yatris.
Similarly, District administration Ramban accorded a rousingreception to the first batch of pilgrims at Nashri, where, Deputy Commissioner Showkat Aijaz Bhat, SSP Ramban Anita Sharma,SSP Traffic, JS Johar, ADC, Dr BasharatHussain, Yatra Officer Harbans Lal and other concerned officers presented theflowers and sweets to the pilgrims.
The DC alongwith officers also interacted with the yatris tohave the firsthand information regarding the facilities at the langars. Theyalso inspected the langars established along the National Highway.
The DC said district administration has made adequate arrangementswith regard to stay and the security of the yatris, provisions for boarding andlodging in case of any halt of yatra. The help-lines and composite controlrooms are functional alongside NH-44 ,besides deployment of QRTs staff at thereand round-the-clock emergency medical facilities also available, he added.