Amarnath Yatra 2017: Children below 13, adults above 75 will not be registered: SASB

Jammu, Apr 29: Shri Amarnath Shrine Board today said the children below the age of 13 years and adults above 65 years will not be registered for this year's annual Shri Amarnath pilgrimage, scheduled to begin from June 29.

Chairing a meeting here to review arrangements for Shri Amarnath Yatra, 2017, Chief Executive Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, Umang Narula said, "in addition to ensuring advance registration, the intending yatri has to acquire compulsory health certificate from a State Government authorized Doctor/CHC."

Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Dr Pawan Kotwal also discussed the necessary services being put in place for the annual pilgrimage.

Mr Narula further said children below the age of 13 years and adults above the age of 75 years will not be registered for Yatra.

Members of Civil Society, IGP, Jammu, IG (P) Traffic J&K, Jammu, DIG, Jammu-Kathua Range, SSP Jammu, concerned HODs of the Division and Deputy Commissioners of Jammu, Samba, Udhampur and Ramban besides Additional Deputy Commissioner were present in the meeting.

Mr Narula informed that the 40-day Yatra will commence on June 29, 2017 from Jammu with its closing on August 7, 2017 on the Rakshabandhan day.
He apprised that advance registration of yatries has already started from March 1, 2017 through 436 branches of Punjab National Bank, J&K Bank and YES Bank across the country.

The CEO said that on-spot registration facility during the Yatra period will be available at Jammu at Vaishnavi Dham, Saraswati Dham, Jammu Haat and Geeta Bhawan/ Ram Mandir.

He emphasised upon the need of ensuring adequate arrangements by working in a total coordinated and efficient manner.

Addressing the meeting, the Divisional Commissioner, said that the administration has already initiated action with regard to the arrangements that need to be made for the yatra this year.
He said all the arrangements are being monitored strictly at all levels, so that the devotees would have to face no inconvenience on this account.

The Divisional Commissioner informed that to make this year's yatra more comfortable, it has been decided to install air conditioners in all the three dormitories at Yatri Niwas Jammu besides making special arrangements for availability of fresh/washed bed linen for the yatries on payment of reasonable charges.