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NGT caps number of pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi shrine

NGT caps number of pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi shrine

| @indiablooms | 13 Nov 2017, 02:22 pm

Srinagar, Nov 13 (IBNS ) : The green court on Monday put a cap on the number of devotees visiting  the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, allowing  to 50,000 per day, reports said.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) said once the limit is reached, devotees will be stopped either at Ardhkumari or Katra.

The court said the structure is not in a position to accommodate  more than 50,000 people and there was a risk of damage.

It also halted all new constructions taking place inside the shrine complex.

A new path to Vaishno Devi exclusively for pedestrians and battery-operated cars will also be thrown open from November 24.

In 2016, the NGT had asked the CEO of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board to furnish a report giving details of the municipal solid waste (MSW) and sewage treatment plants (STPs) installed there.

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