all comments unfortunate .reflects the communal base of your readers. the issue of amarnath was deliberatilely projected by the country media in total contrast. i would like to put the record straight by sending the details of our oppositionIT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE FACTS AND THE REASONS OF OPPOSING LAND TRANSFER TO AMARNATH SHRINE BOARD BY THE COMMITEE SET UP BY DIVERSE GROUPS IN KASHMIR WHICH INCLUDES TRADE BODIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY HEADED BY EMMINENT LAWYER MR MAIN ABDUL QAYYUM. THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION IS : WHY AMARNATH SHRINE BOARD REQUIRES LAND? AS PER STATE GOVT AS WELL AS THE SHRINE BOARD TO PROVIDE PROPER FACILITIES. WHAT FACILTIES A PILGRIM WILL REQUIRE? ACCOMODATION,FOOD ,TRANSPORT & OTHER FACILTIES LIKE DRINKING WATER AND LAVATORIES.
ACCOMODATION:
THE AMARNATH SHRINE BOARD SAYS THAT THE ACCOMODATION IS TO BE CREATED IN THE FORM OF TENTS AS WELL AS TEMPORARY HUTS.THE LAND IF IT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS AND AS PER THE GOVT COMMITEE TO DECIDE ABOUT THE DURATION AND NO OF PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AMARNATH HAS FIXED IT OF 1 MONTH AND NOT MORE THAN 5000 PER DAY THEN THE TOTAL SHOULD BE NOT MORE THAN 150000 IN NO. THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN BOTH PAHALGAM AND SONMARG HAVE THE CAPACITY TO CATER TO THIS IN TOTALITY AND IF THERE ARE EXTRA SPACE NEEDED THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING TENTS WITH THIER EXPERTISE AND THERE IS NO NEED FOR LAND TO BE TRANSFERRED ON THIS ACCOUNT. IT MAY NOT BE OUT OF PLACE TO MENTION THAT THE LAND IN BALTAL PRESENTLY BEING USED BY THE AMARAT
