Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan along with DDC Anantnag Khalid Jahangir, DIG South, Director Disaster Management and other senior officers today visited Yatra Transit Camps at FC Godown Mir Bazaar, Walnut Factory Qazigund and Gulab Bagh Qazigund to review the necessary arrangements to be put in place for the pilgrims of Amarnath Yatra 2019.
The Div Com also reviewed the basic arrangements includingportable drinking water, power supply, installation of halogen lights,bathroom, toilet facilities and availability of essentials commodities, anofficial handout said.
The Divisional Commissioner directed Executive EngineerR&B Qazigund, I/C Housing Board & I/C Tourism Department to completethe necessary repairs and renovation works.
He asked the Housing Board to construct the wall along withthe road at R&B Building at Gulab Bagh. He asked the Tourism Department toensure functioning of facilitation centre at JT with one small room. I/CTourism Department was also directed to immediately complete thetoilets/bathrooms at the venue.
At Yatra Transit Camp, Walnut Factory Qazigund he directedthe concerned departments including PHE, PDD, R&B, FS&CAPD, EO MCQazigund to ensure installation of 40 PPs, by PHE, construction of 100 toilets,supply of blankets and essential commodities.
He directed the Disaster Management to complete theinstallation of 16×48 prefabricated 04 halls at the venue within 10 days tofacilitate the devotees.
The Div Com also visited parking site at Walnut Factory Qazigund.The DDC Anantnag informed the Div Com that at present parking facility of 70vehicles is available at the venue.
The Div Com also visited Yatra transit Camp at FC Godown atMirbazaar, where 03 big halls have night stay capacity for 1500 Yatries.
The Div Com passed the direction to the concerned officersto complete all works by 20th June 2019.
The DDC informed the Div Com Kashmir that night stayfacilities for more than 4000 devotees will be made available at the TransitCamps of Gulab Bagh Qazigund, Walnut Factory Qazigund, Migrant Colony Vessu andFC Godown Mirbazar.