PRINCE KUMAR
Ranchi, April 4: After remaining suspended for two years due to the Covid pandemic, the Amaranth Yatra 2022 will start from June 30 for which the registration will start on April 11.
The registration can be done online on the official website of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (jksasb.nic.in). At the same time, on-spot registrations will also be held at designated counters during yatra days.
Both train and flight facility is available from Ranchi for people going on Amarnath Yatra. One can travel from Ranchi to Jammu directly by train. At the same time, there is a system of connecting flights from Ranchi, which can take a connecting flight from Ranchi to Delhi or Kolkata and then from there.
Those who want to go on Amarnath Yatra from Ranchi will have to take a health certificate from doctors first. Only those who are medically fit will be allowed by the doctors to travel.
Four doctors of RIMS have been authorized by the Health Department for this. You can contact these doctors of RIMS for a health certificate:
- Dr Sujeet Marandi, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Trauma – 9709244381
- Dr Diwakar Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Trauma –9798331072
- Dr Ladhu Lakra Professor and Head of Department, Department of Anaesthesiology- 9835160608
- Dr Praveen Kumar Tiwari, Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, 9661883797
Dr Sujeet of RIMS said that for getting a medical certificate one has to download and get the printout of the compulsory health certificate form which is available on the website of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board.
“People can get the OPD slip from RIMS and can get the medical check-up done here and after diagnosis, they will receive the medical certificate telling if they are fit for travelling,” he added.
The J&K administration will start RFID tracking of vehicles to keep track of their movement. The yatra will start simultaneously from the Pahalgam route in Anantnag of southern Kashmir and the Baltal route in Ganderbal of central Kashmir.
The annual Amarnath Yatra would start on June 30 this year for 43 days and conclude on Raksha Bandhan day on August 11. The annual pilgrimage wasn’t held in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid-19.
The board has also created a ‘Shri Amarnathji Yatra App’ which is available on the Google app store to get real-time information about the yatra, weather and other online services.
In 2019, the yatra was suspended a few days before August 5, when the Centre abrogated the special status to J&K and the state was downgraded into the two Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh. That year, the administration had ordered non-local tourists and labourers to leave the Valley and then a clampdown and communication shutdown was imposed for several weeks.
