Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 26: Governor, N.N. Vohra, who is Chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, visited Baltal Base Camp, Domel Access Control Gate, Holy Cave Camp, Panjtarni Camp, Sheshnag Camp and Nunwan Base Camp during a day long tour to the entire Yatra area. He was accompanied by R.K. Gupta, Chief Executive Officer of the Shrine Board.
At all the yatra camps the Governor held meetings with the Camp Directors, Additional Camp Directors, officers of the Army, BSF, CRPF and representatives of all the concerned State Government Departments particularly PWD(R&B), Power, Public Health Engineering, Health, Animal Husbandry, Labour, Public Distribution, Fire Services, Sonamarg Development Authority, Pahalgam Development Authority and others to review all aspects of the various required arrangements in the entire Yatra area.
In view of the excessively heavy snow fall in the preceding months, the Governor reiterated his earlier direction to Deputy Commissioners; Security Forces, Camp Directors, and officers of all the concerned State Government departments to work most closely together to ensure the safety and security of the pilgrims and timely establishment of all required facilities.
As decided at the high level meeting chaired by the Governor yesterday, because of the track conditions and the heavy accumulation of snow at the site of the Sheshnag Camp, the Shri Amarnathji Yatra on 28th-29th-30th June, 2014 would not be allowed by the Pahalgam route. The ground position will be reviewed every day and the Governor would take a further meeting on 30th June 2014 to decide the opening of the Pahalgam route.
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