IM Rohtak presents carrying capacity report on Chardham Yatra
By OUR STAFF REPORTER
Dehradun, 16 Jul: Chief Secretary Radha Raturi reviewed the report of IIM Rohtak on the carrying capacity of Chardham and directed preparation of an action plan for a smooth and safe yatra. She held an in-depth discussion at the Secretariat here, today, on the report prepared by the Director of IIM Rohtak and his team to improve the Carrying Capacity and SOPs of the Chardham Yatra, and to make it more pleasant, smooth and safe for the pilgrims.
During the meeting, Raturi directed that an attempt should be made to accurately assess the carrying capacity of the Chardham Dhams. In the action plan, special attention should be paid to issues like effective arrangements for medical and emergency services for the pilgrims, effective management and monitoring of the Yatra and strengthening the local economy while preserving the local ecology.
She ordered that priority be given to improvement in the condition of roads, traffic jams, solution to the problem of overcrowding in the first 40 days after the opening of the portals, and arrangement for feedback from pilgrims.
At the meeting, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card based registration system and AADHAR based registration were discussed to simplify the registration of pilgrims. Along with this, in view of the safety and convenience of the Chardham pilgrims, implementation of an SMS Weather Update System, providing medical facilities on the yatra route under PPP model or CSR, implementation of Batch Wise Darshan system for crowd control at the Dhams and review of parking capacity were also discussed.
Additional Chief Secretary, Secretary, Tourism, Commissioner, Garhwal, along with other officers and Director of IIM Rohtak and his team were present at the meeting.
