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Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 16: To make the hilly track from Katra to the Holy Cave Shrine safer for the pilgrims, particularly to address the serious problem of landslides and shooting stones at certain spots during the rainy season, the Chairman Shrine Board, Shri N. N. Vohra, had asked the Chief Executive Officer of the Board, R. K. Goyal to contact the National Institute of Rock Mechanics (NIRM), Union Ministry of Mines, Bangalore, for undertaking a study and advising a pragmatic action plan to deal with the serious problem of shooting stones that cause serious injuries and even fatalities to the pilgrims to the holy cave..
In this connection, a team of technical experts from the NIRM reached Katra last evening. It will carry out field traverse mapping along the existing track to identify the critical stretches prone to landslides and shooting stones on the tracks from Katra to the Holy Cave during 16th - 20th June. Later, the team will undertake the detailed engineering geological investigations of the area and suggest suitable measures for mitigation of the landslides and shooting stones on the track by way of strengthening the hilly slopes and other technical interventions.
The Shrine Board has been continuously striving to provide all possible facilities to the Yatris to make the pilgrimage comfortable, safer and a pleasurable experience. Thus, possibilities are being explored for strengthening the hilly slopes to secure the track against any landslides and falling stones.
Giving these details, the Chief Executive Officer, Shri R. K. Goyal, disclosed that the NIRM study is being commissioned on the directions of the Governor, (who is also the Chairman of the Shrine Board) who, in the course of a recent visit to the Holy Shrine stressed the urgent need for scientific treatment of the vulnerable portions of the track.
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