Arrangements for Kheer Bhawani Mela reviewed

Jammu and Kashmir’s Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants), Arvind Karwani, on Thursday took stock of arrangements being put in place for the ensuing Mata Kheer Bhawani Mela.

A spokesperson said the Mata Kheer Bhawani Mela is scheduled to be held on June 3 this year on the auspicious occasion of Jyeshtha Ashthami.

The Yatra, as part of the mela, will be flagged off from Jammu on June 1 at 6 am and after a brief halt at Ramban, the Yatra will proceed for different destinations like Tulmulla (Ganderbal), Tikker (Kupwara), Devsar (Kulgam), Manzgam (Kulgam) and Logripora (Anantnag) and reach the destination by afternoon.

Officials said the Relief Organisation will facilitate transportation of the devotees from Jammu, as per past practice.

Officials said Karwani interacted with the concerned district administration officials from Ganderbal, Kulgam, Anantnag and Kupwara besides the Mandir Prabandhak Committee members and devotees. He reviewed the arrangements related to accommodation, sanitation, logistics, security and basic amenities for the yatris.

Karwani, accompanied by the site engineers, inspected various transit accommodations for PM Package employees under construction in the North, South and Central Kashmir. He also interacted with the PM package employees putting up at various locations in the Valley.

He was apprised of various demands of the employees like allotment of quarters, basic amenities and education for their children.