India News | Chamoli District Magistrate Visits Badrinath as Devotee to Take Stock of Arrangements

Gopeshwar (U'khand), May 5 (PTI) Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana on Friday took stock of the travel arrangements for pilgrims at Badrinath in the garb of a common devotee.

Dressed in a hoodie as a common pilgrim to avoid recognition, Khurana visited Badrinath after receiving a token under the new queue management system, Additional District Information Officer Ravindra Negi said.

Also Read | Reels Craze Takes Life Again, Teenager Killed After Being Hit by Train While Shooting Videos on Railway Track in Hyderabad.

Later, he gave necessary instructions for improvements in the system.

Khurana also reviewed basic arrangements such as signages in the area, electricity supply and water pipelines and the condition of toilets at the temple.

Also Read | Smriti Irani Slams Congress Leader DK Shivakumar on Temple Promise, Says 'Saw Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Offering Namaz'.

He asked the officers concerned to remove the shortcomings he found in the facilities meant for pilgrims.

Usually when inspections take place, some of the flaws in the system are not visible on the surface, Khurana later said and added that was why he decided to experience the arrangements first-hand.

The experience will help improve the arrangements, he said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)