April 25 set as deadline for Char Dham Yatra preparations
Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey in a review meeting of preparations for the Char Dham Yatra directed all the departments to complete the preparations by April 25. He also reviewed the quality of ongoing works and patchwork on the State Highway. Describing the traffic and parking arrangements in Srinagar area as challenging, he directed to identify dharamshalas and night shelters.
A review meeting in Uttarakhand regarding the Char Dham Yatra, forest fires, drinking water, road improvements, the CM Helpline, and other development projects was conducted at the Vikas Bhawan auditorium, chaired by Commissioner Garhwal Vinay Shankar Pandey. The Commissioner instructed all divisional departments to finalize preparations by April 25 to ensure the successful execution of the Char Dham Yatra.
Following the meeting, he assessed the current progress on the state highway and the quality of the patchwork. During the development works review meeting, Commissioner Garhwal mentioned that Srinagar is a crucial stop for the Char Dham Yatra, where organizing traffic and parking arrangements is particularly challenging.
He instructed the district administration to locate some dharamshalas and night shelters in the Srinagar area where needy pilgrims could receive free assistance. He also directed that all water points along the yatra route be kept functional and public toilets maintained clean. Commissioner Garhwal asked DM Garhwal to carry out a survey and provide a report on the condition of rural motorways in the district..
Regarding the quality of asphalting and pothole-free works going on on motorways, he inspected the quality of asphalting between Pauri-Devprayag on State Highway-31 and the quality of patchwork near Dwaridhar Gaushala. He instructed the PWD officials to complete the remaining works of asphalting at the earliest.
Commissioner Garhwal while reviewing the preparations for forest fire prevention said that departmental coordination and public participation is necessary for forest fire prevention. He also appreciated the efforts being made at the district level for this. Commissioner Garhwal expressed satisfaction over the innovations being adopted at the district level for forest fire prevention, public awareness campaign, Sheetlakhet model being implemented in more than 30 villages.