Arrangements for Annual Machail Yatra reviewed

Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, July 14: In wake of the upcoming annual Machail Yatra commencing from August 18 to the holy Shrine Mata Chandi Machail, a meeting to finalize the arrangements was convened by Deputy Commissioner, Ghulam Nabi Balwan today.
In the meeting, the members of the Sanstha apprised the Deputy Commissioner about the schedule of the yatra which will start from July 25 and langer facilities for the devotees that will start functioning at various places.
The Deputy Commissioner directed the concerned departments to ensure fool proof security besides ensuring availability of drinking water, electricity, street lights, firewood, gas cylinder, ration supply, electric generator, medical facilities and telephone facilities at every halt, ambulance, fire extinguishers, temporary toilets facilities and sufficient number of vehicles for the devotees upto the Gulabgarh Paddar.
GREF authorities were asked to immediately repair the road upto Gulabgarh while XEn PWD (R&B) was directed to repair the path and short bridges from Gulabgarh to Machail Shrine.