Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 1 (ANI): The Vaishno Devi Yatra remained suspended for the seventh consecutive day on Monday owing to inclement climate and security issues alongside the monitor. The base camp at Katra wore a abandoned look with just a few pilgrims ready for the restoration of the pilgrimage.
A slight enchancment within the climate was witnessed this morning, elevating hopes for an early resumption of the Yatra. Authorities, nonetheless, stated that the state of affairs is being carefully monitored and motion will likely be allowed solely after clearance from the involved companies.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to go to Jammu immediately. He will perform an aerial survey of flood-affected areas and can later maintain a gathering at Raj Bhawan in regards to the flood state of affairs.
On Wednesday (August 27), the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi yatra was suspended attributable to a landslide and heavy rainfall. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has ordered the structure of a high-level three-member committee to analyze the causes of the landslide.
Shaleen Kabra, Additional Chief Secretary of the Department of Jal Shakti, Jammu and Kashmir, will head 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 stated.
The order has acknowledged 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 stated.
On Friday, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) expressed profound grief over the tragic lack of pilgrims’ lives within the pure catastrophe on August 26. It clarified the factual particulars to counter deceptive media studies, stated an official.
In a press release issued by SMVDSB, ‘A couple of media studies have been circulating since yesterday alleging that Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra was allowed to proceed in full disregard to climate advisories and on the expense of pilgrim security. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) expresses deep sorrow and ache on the unlucky lack of lives of pilgrims within the pure catastrophe on twenty sixth August, and locations on report the right factual place to dispel the impression being created by the insinuating media studies. The Board categorically denies the allegations as false and baseless.’ (ANI)