40-day Machail Mata Yatra to start from July 25

Jammu, Jun 12 : A 40-day long Machail Mata Yatra will be starting from July 25 in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
''An annual Machail Mata Yatra is starting from July 25 and will conclude on September 5'', an official here said on Wednesday.
He added that all arrangements to be made by different departments to ensure smooth conduct of yatra were discussed by the Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Angrez Singh Rana on Tuesday.
He said that the impressed upon the concerned departments to ensure availability of potable drinking water, electricity, fire wood, telecommunication services, mobile banking facilities and other essential commodities during the yatra.
He also directed SDM Paddar to ensure sanitation and cleanliness is maintained along the route from Gulabgarh to Machail besides ensuring strict implementation of ban on use of polythene and installation of dustbins at specific places enroute Kundail to Machail besides suitable places at Gulabgarh.