{"id":36405,"date":"2026-04-13T09:04:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=36405"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:04:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:04:04","slug":"arrangements-in-place-for-machail-mata-yatra-in-kishtwar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/arrangements-in-place-for-machail-mata-yatra-in-kishtwar\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrangements In Place For Machail Mata Yatra In Kishtwar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jammu, Apr 13: Arrangements, including RFID cards, new bridges and uninterrupted power supply, have been finalised for the annual Machail Mata Yatra commencing on April 14 in Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Kishtwar, officials said on Monday.<br \/>\nKishtwar Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Sharma, along with Senior Superintendent of Police Naresh Singh, reviewed arrangements during their two-day visit to Paddar, including a meeting at base camp at Gulabgarh and a public darbar at Machail, the officials said.<br \/>\nLast year, a devastating cloudburst struck Chisoti village \u2014 the gateway to the Machail Mata shrine on August 14 \u2014 leaving 63 people, mostly devotees, dead and leaving around 30 missing.<br \/>\nThe floods also washed away a bridge and damaged several other structures, severely disrupting connectivity and leaving the area\u2019s infrastructure in shambles.<br \/>\nThe deputy commissioner reviewed the progress of ongoing development works, with a focus on road connectivity, bridge construction and creation of basic facilities, the officials said.<br \/>\nSharma directed the concerned departments to ensure adequate provision of basic amenities, including drinking water, electricity supply, sanitation facilities, and healthcare services, for the convenience and safety of pilgrims Sharma said the administration will issue RFID cards this year, stressing the need to create awareness among pilgrims regarding the usage of such cards for effective crowd management and security.<br \/>\nHe also directed the police to strengthen security arrangements with additional deployment of personnel, installation of surveillance systems and establishment of checkpoints along the Yatra route.<br \/>\nSharma directed the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to construct a temporary Bailey bridge at village Chisoti on the Atholi-Machail Road for better connectivity, as the previous bridge was washed away in last year\u2019s cloudburst.<br \/>\nHe informed that the work on the permanent bridge shall be taken up subsequently by the BRO, the officials said, adding that the deputy commissioner also directed them to expedite work on the Atholi-Pallali road and accelerate the construction of the Massu bridge to enhance connectivity in the area.<br \/>\nThe Public Works Department (Roads and Buildings) was directed to complete ongoing works at Machail, including the Yatri Bhawan and Tehsil Office and to put in place an effective queue management system for the smooth conduct of the Yatra, officials said.<br \/>\nThey said the health department was directed to deploy medical teams, including doctors at both Gulabgarh and Machail, equipped with essential diagnostic facilities, life-saving drugs, and deployment of ambulances at strategic locations to handle emergencies.<br \/>\nThe Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited was directed to make concrete arrangements for uninterrupted power supply at Machail with adequate backup arrangements, including generators at critical locations, while telecom service providers were directed to strengthen mobile connectivity along the Yatra route for the convenience of pilgrims, the officials said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36406\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36406\" 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Kishtwar Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Sharma, along with Senior Superintendent of Police Naresh Singh, reviewed arrangements during their two-day visit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jammu-and-kashmir","category-national"],"gutentor_comment":0,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Arrangements In Place For Machail Mata Yatra In Kishtwar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Arrangements, including RFID cards, new bridges 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