Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], May 14 (ANI): In view of the upcoming Hemkund Sahib Yatra, Chamoli collector Himanshu Khurana walked for 18 kilometres and took stock of ongoing preparations on Saturday, for the yatra scheduled to start on May 20, stated an official.
DM Khurana began his inspection from Govind Ghat Gurudwara and reached Hemkund Sahib. During his go to, he additionally instructed accountable officers to make all the mandatory preparations inside the time-frame.
He inspected all of the preparations like electrical energy, water, bogs, cleanliness, and well being amenities.
Apart from that, DM additionally reviewed amenities en route of the yatra like railings, parking, method roads, bridges, rain shelters, benches and the rescue helipad.
He requested officers to lift hectometre stones and signage within the route for the comfort of pilgrims. He additionally instructed the Jal Sansthan to start out water ATMs in Ghangharia and supply water ATMs close to the medical aid publish and passenger shed in Bhundar, stated an official.
It is to be famous that for now the pilgrimage is roofed below eight ft of snow and websites like Laxman Temple and Hemkund Sarovar are additionally totally below snow blanket.
The literal which means of the Hemkund Sahib is “Lake of Snow” and it’s the highest Gurudwara on this planet with a peak of 4633 meters above sea degree. (ANI)