The shrine was reopened on August 16 after a distinct segment of virtually 5 months because of COVID-19 pandemic
Jammu:
Virtually three weeks after the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district was reopened for pilgrimage, the shrine board has elevated the quota for pilgrims from exterior the Union Territory to 500 daily, officers acknowledged on Saturday.
The shrine atop the Trikuta hills was reopened on August 16 after a distinct segment of virtually 5 months due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. A cap of two,000 pilgrims daily, along with 100 from exterior Jammu and Kashmir, was imposed initially.
“The pilgrimage to the cave shrine is continuous simply and selecting up tempo with each passing day. Preserving this in view, the quota of pilgrims from exterior Jammu and Kashmir has been enhanced to 500 per day, out of a ceiling of two,000 daily, till extra orders,” acknowledged Ramesh Kumar, the Chief Govt Officer of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.
He acknowledged the lodging provided by the shrine board at Bhawan, Adhkuwari, Katra and Jammu have moreover been opened for the pilgrims, by following all prescribed regular working procedures (SoPs) as a result of pandemic.
All totally different supplementary facilities for the comfort of pilgrims, corresponding to battery-operated autos, passenger ropeway and helicopter firms, are moreover working simply by strictly following the social distancing norms and totally different precautionary measures, Kumar acknowledged.
“Furthermore the meals stalls inside the shrine house en path to Bhawan, free group kitchen at Tarakote Marg and ”prasad Kendra” at Sanjichhat have moreover been operationalised by the board for the pilgrims,” he acknowledged.
He acknowledged on-line reserving for “Shradha Suman Vishesh Pooja” has moreover commenced.
The pilgrims are allowed to undertake the pilgrimage after registration by on-line mode solely. This has been carried out to steer clear of assembly of people on the registration counters, officers acknowledged.
According to them, it is also crucial for the pilgrims to placed on face masks and to endure thermal scanning on the entry elements.
Children beneath the age of 10 years, pregnant ladies, people with co-morbidities and other people above 60 years have been advised to steer clear of enterprise the pilgrimage for his or her safety from contracting the coronavirus an an infection, the officers acknowledged.
They acknowledged COVID-19 verify experiences of pilgrims from exterior Jammu and Kashmir and other people from ”Purple Zone” districts of the Union Territory are being checked on the helipad and the ”yatra” entry elements of Darshani Deodi, Banganga and Katra.
Solely these with unfavourable experiences are allowed to maneuver previous the entry elements, the officers acknowledged.
