Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 7 (ANI): The Vaishno Devi Yatra continues to stay suspended for the thirteenth consecutive day, on account of opposed climate and security considerations.
Heavy rainfall over the previous a number of days has triggered landslides and street blockages within the Trikuta Hills, making the pilgrimage route unsafe for devotees. Authorities have mentioned that the Vaishno Devi Yatra will resume solely after the scenario improves and the monitor is said secure for devotees.
A devotee from Kerala, who was ready for the gates to open, mentioned, ‘I’m very unhappy that I didn’t get to go to the temple. I’ve been ready for the final 2 days. The folks listed here are saying that the gates will open after 15 days. But I’m hopeful, and I’ll go house solely after finishing my yatra.’
He additionally expressed condolences over the dying of pilgrims as a result of landslide within the space.
Arun, one other devotee from Kerala, mentioned, ‘I’m from Kerala and I’ve been ready for the previous two to 3 days to go to the temple. The routes are closed after a couple of pilgrims misplaced their lives. I’ll attempt to anticipate a couple of extra days and can return after worshipping the devi. I’m praying for the climate to enhance and hope that the rain can even cease.’
The Vaishno Devi Yatra was suspended after a landslide on August 26 that killed 34 folks and injured a number of. The catastrophe struck within the afternoon, round 3 pm, when heavy rains triggered a large landslide close to the Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkuwari, about midway alongside the 12-kilometre trek from Katra to the shrine.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had ordered the structure of a high-level three-member committee to research the causes of the landslide.
Shaleen Kabra, Additional Chief Secretary of the Department of Jal Shakti, Jammu and Kashmir, is heading the committee, which incorporates the Divisional Commissioner and the Inspector General of Police, Jammu.
According to an official order, the committee additionally contains the Divisional Commissioner and the Inspector General of Police, Jammu.
The committee has been tasked with conducting an in depth investigation and submitting its report inside two weeks to LG Sinha, who can also be the chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), it mentioned.
The order has said that the Committee shall look at intimately the causes and causes behind the incident and level out any lapses, assess responses within the type of rescue and reduction measures undertaken, and recommend acceptable SOPs and measures for stopping recurrence of such incidents sooner or later, the order mentioned.
Meanwhile, villagers within the Bhaderwah areas of Doda district have been reduce off after cloudbursts and flash floods, which led the 4 Rashtriya Rifles unit of the Army to assemble a makeshift wood footbridge in underneath 18 hours to revive connectivity within the affected areas. (ANI)