JAMMU, July 28: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today laid the e-foundation of Yatri Queue Management System (Sky Walk), Gayatri Bhavan & other infra projects of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine.
The Lt Governor observed that the Shrine Board is taking every measure to provide better facilities and modern amenities to make the pilgrimage convenient and hassle-free & the Government is already working on the ambitious project to develop a religious tourism circuit to strengthen the links between pilgrimage and local economy.
The Yatri Queue Management System (Sky Walk) would be constructed at Bhawan and Gayatri Bhawan, staff residential accommodation, shall come up at Katra.
Sinha said that the Yatri Queue Management System (Sky Walk) is one of the focused initiatives of the Shrine Board for Yatra Management as this facility shall ensure safety, comfort and ease of commutation of the devotees & Yatri Queue Management System has been conscientiously curated by the Shrine Board with the intent to decongest traffic at Bhawan for the devotees visiting the shrine to ensure their easy crossover and to overcome the problem of multidirectional movement of devotee.
The Lt Governor directed the CEO SMVDSB and the executing agency for speedy execution of the work within the timeline of five months.
The Lt Governor also reviewed ongoing project of Durga Bhawan and directed the executing agency for adhering to the timeline for the completion of this high utility pilgrim-centric facility. The five-storey Durga Bhawan will have all requisite amenities, besides having adequate provision for harnessing clean energy, recycling of waste water linking up with existing STPs and provision of elevators etc.
To add facilities for meeting the accommodation needs for the staff, the Lt Governor also laid e-foundation stone for the construction of staff residential accommodation at Nomain, Katra.
Anshul Garg, Chief Executive officer, SMVDSB; Navneet Singh, Additional Chief Executive Officer, SMVDSB and Superintendent Engineer, CPWD, besides other officials of SMVDB were present on the occasion.
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