MEA improving facilities for ‘Kailash Mansarovar Yatra’
March 15th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANINew Delhi, Mar 15 (ANI): In an endeavor to make the ‘Kailash Mansarovar Yatra’ less arduous and more safe for the ‘Yatris’, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), which organizes the Yatra every year, has brought a change in the route through Narayan Ashram.
The Yatra, which attracts interest and participation from all over the country, is being organized during May 29 to September 26 this year.
People from all walks of life participate in the Yatra, which takes them to holy sites of Mount Kailash and Mansarovar Lake in Tibet through the traditional route followed by saints and pilgrims since ancient times.
The Ministry of External Affairs along with other coordinating agencies such as Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited (KMVN) has over the years painstakingly worked towards improving facilities provided to the pilgrims.
Discussions with KMVN have shown the need for improving the transportation capabilities of KMVM and helping with renovation and up-gradation of the accommodation facilities in the new route of the Yatra.
For the above purposes, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has approved a kindly consented to release of Rs.25 lakhs from MEA’s budget.
This financial support will be used by KMVN to purchase 2 air-conditioned coaches for transporting Yatris from Delhi to Tawaghat and back as well as for improving accommodation facilities for Yatris on the new route at Sirkha and Pangu.
The MEA takes this opportunity to assure Yatris of a safe, secure and comfortable Yatra. (ANI)
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