During the review meeting regarding the preparations being made for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stressed on making sure that there were enough helpers in place for the route from the airport to the yatra base camp. For convenience of the pilgrims, he ordered to offer air service from Srinagar and Jammu at night, according to an official press statement.
Among the top functionaries who attended the meeting were Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the Army's Northern Command chief Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Director of Intelligence Bureau Tapan Deka, and others.
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"Amit Shah directed to ensure adequate stock of oxygen cylinders and their refilling. He also asked for availability of additional teams of doctors. Home Minister also directed for adequate number of medical beds and deployment of ambulances and helicopters to meet any medical emergency. Shri Shah gave instructions to make proper arrangements for all necessary facilities for Amarnath Yatris, including travel, stay, electricity, water, communication and health. He directed to ensure better communication system on the yatra route and deployment of machines to immediately open route in case of a landslide," reads the official statement.
During the meeting, the discussion revolved around granting every individual participating in the Shri Amarnath Yatra an RFID card. This will help track where they are in real time. Each person going to Amarnath will be insured for 500,000 rupees and each animal will be insured for 50,000 rupees. In addition, there will be a tent city, places with Wi-Fi, and good lighting along the way.
"Additionally, Online- live Darshan of Baba Barfani, live telecast of morning and evening aarti in holy Amarnath cave and religious and cultural programs will be organized at the base camp," the statement further reads.